About August Holmgren
Lived 1829 – 1888 (aged 59). August Holmgren was a Swedish ornithologist, entomologist, zoologist and biologist.
August Emil Algot Holmgren (10 November 1829 – 30 December 1888) was a Swedish entomologist mainly interested in the Hymenoptera, especially Ichneumonidae.
He was professor in the Forstakademie in Stockholm.
Holmgren was the author of: Hymenoptera, species novas descripsit. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies resa omkring Jordeni under befäl af C.A. Virgen Aren 1851–53. II Zoologi 1 Insecta pp. 391-442 pl. viii. (1868). BHL Bidrag till kännedomen om Beeren eilands och Spetsbegrens insekt-fauna. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & söner (1869). Skandinaviens foglar (Birds of Sweden) in Handbok i zoologi för landtbrukare, skogshushållare, fiskeriidkare och jägare P.A. Norstedt & söner, Stockholm (1866).
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Who was August Holmgren?
Swedish scientist
When was August Holmgren born?
August Holmgren was born on 10 November 1829 in Västra Ny församling.
When did August Holmgren die?
August Holmgren died on 31 December 1888 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
What was August Holmgren's occupation?
August Holmgren was an ornithologist, entomologist, zoologist and biologist.
What nationality was August Holmgren?
August Holmgren was Swedish.
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· DBpedia: August Holmgren (zoologist)
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