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Bengt Fredrik Fries

1799 – 1839

Swedish zoologist

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About Bengt Fredrik Fries

Lived 1799 – 1839 (aged 39). Bengt Fredrik Fries was a Swedish zoologist, ichthyologist, ornithologist, entomologist and professor.

Bengt Fredrik Fries (24 August 1799, in Helsingborg – 7 April 1839, in Stockholm) was a Swedish zoologist. He studied at Lund University.

Works Observationes entomologicæ (1824) Beskrifning nya insekter från Colombien (1833). Skandinaviens fiskar: målade efter lefvande exemplar och ritade på sten. Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Soner (A history of Scandinavian fishes) 1836-57 with Carl Ulric Ekström :sv:Carl Ulric Ekström and Carl Jakob Sundevall.

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Important facts

Born

24 August 1799

Birth century

18th century

Died

7 April 1839, Adolf Fredriks parish

Occupation

Zoologist, ichthyologist, ornithologist, entomologist, professor

Nationality

Sweden

Education

Lund University

Employers

Lund University Zoological Museum, Swedish Museum of Natural History

Also known as

Benedictus Fredericus Fries, Bengt Frederic Fries, Benedictus Fredricus Frieze, Bengt Frederik Fries

People in Bengt Fredrik Fries's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Carl Jakob Sundevall

1801 – 1875

Ornithologist

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bengt Fredrik Fries's

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

1763 – 1829

Chemist

William Hyde Wollaston

Alexander von Humboldt

Frequently asked questions

Who was Bengt Fredrik Fries?

Swedish zoologist (1799-1839)

When was Bengt Fredrik Fries born?

Bengt Fredrik Fries was born on 24 August 1799.

When did Bengt Fredrik Fries die?

Bengt Fredrik Fries died on 7 April 1839 in Adolf Fredriks parish.

What was Bengt Fredrik Fries's occupation?

Bengt Fredrik Fries was a zoologist, ichthyologist, ornithologist, entomologist and professor.

What nationality was Bengt Fredrik Fries?

Bengt Fredrik Fries was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bengt Fredrik Fries

· Wikidata: Q4887795

· DBpedia: Bengt Fredrik Fries

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