Johann von Böber orBoeber or Johann Jacob Beberi (22 December 1746 – 16 July 1820) was aGermanteacher,entomologist andbotanist. He was first a professor at St. Peter's CollegeJelgava then in 1796. became an advisor to theAcademy of Sciences inSt. Petersburg.In 1809 he wrote Description de quelques nouvelles espèces de papillons découverts en SibérieMém. Soc. Imp. Nat. Mosco 2: 305–310, 1pl. His botanical works are
His collection ofColeoptera is in theZoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. His collection ofLepidoptera is believed to be lost or destroyed.