About Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch
Lived 1805 – 1883 (aged 78). Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch was a Norwegian zoologist.
Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch (8 January 1805 – 26 August 1883) was a Norwegian zoologist and educator.
He was born at Eidsberg in Østfold, Norway. Rasch studied botany and zoology at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo). He was a professor of zoology and natural science at the University of Oslo from 1852 to 1874, having previously been a lector since 1847.
An avid hunter and sportsman, he published the book Jagten i Norge (1845) as well as works about livestock, oyster cultivation and beekeeping. He was among the founders of the Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug, a precursor to the Norwegian Confederation of Sports, in 1861.
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Who was Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch?
Norwegian zoologist (1805-1883)
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Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch was born on 8 January 1805 in Mustorp.
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Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch died on 26 August 1883.
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Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch was a zoologist.
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Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch was Norwegian.
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