Franz Friedrich Kohl (13 January 1851, in St. Valentin auf der Haide – 15 December 1924, in Traismauer) was an Austrian entomologist and folksong researcher.

Kohl was initially a middle school professor in Bolzano and then Innsbruck. He next worked in the Entomology Department, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. He specialised in Hymenoptera, especially Sphecidae. He is best known for his monograph Die Crabronen der paläarktischen Region monographisch bearbeitet. Ann. Hofmus. Wien. 29: 1-453 (1915).

References Maidl, F. (1887–1951) 1925. [Kohl, F. F.] Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 38 174-179 Musgrave, A. 1932. Bibliography of Australian Entomology 1775–1930. Sydney 180 Nonveiller, G. 1999. The Pioneers of the research on the Insects of Dalmatia. Zagreb, Hrvatski Pridodoslovni Muzej: 1-390 202

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German language Obituary (Pdf) Works on Sphecidae BMLO