About Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok
Lived 1783 – 1865 (aged 81). Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok was a Swedish politician, patron of the arts, military personnel, courtier and lord of the manor.
Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok (July 14, 1783, in Gödelöv parish, Malmöhus County, southern Sweden – May 18, 1865, in Lund) was a baron, zoology collector and philanthropist.
He was the great-grandson (paternal) of military general Axel Gyllenkrok (1665–1730) and the son of Charlotta Cederström.
In 1830 he was elected member of the Swedish Academy of Science. He donated his zoological collections to Lund University in 1845. He also founded several institutions for children. He was considered a benefactor of science and was a generous philanthropist in his home region.
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Swedish noble
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Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok was born on 14 July 1783.
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Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok died on 18 May 1865 in Odarslövs.
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Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok was a politician, patron of the arts, military personnel, courtier and lord of the manor.
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Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok was Swedish.
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