Rasmus Carl Stæger

Rasmus Carl Stæger (3 November 1800 – 9 February 1875) was a Danish attorney, civil servant, politician and entomologist.

[1] Stæger was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Over the course of his career, he served as a judge, elected official and financial advisor to the Danish government in the Bureau of Foreign Payments, National Debt Office and Council of Justice.

As an entomologist, his foci were Dolichopodidae, Sepsidae and Chironomidae.

Stæger’s Diptera collection is in the Natural History Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.