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Carl Wesenberg-Lund

Danish zoologist and freshwater ecologist (1867-1955) · Denmark · On the map · Academics · Died at 87

Carl Jørgen Wesenberg-Lund, D.Phil, professor of limnology 1922-1939 at the University of Copenhagen, was a Danish zoologist and freshwater ecologist. He was a pioneer in Danish nature conservation early in the 20th century. He was a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters from 1918.

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1955Died12 November 19551939Commander of the Order of the DannebrogAward1934Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the DannebrogAward1924Knight of the Order of the DannebrogAward1867Born22 December 1867

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Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog1939
Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog1934
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog1924

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He was a member of many foreign academies and learned societies, e.g. honorary fellow of the Royal Society in London, corresponding member of the Zoological Society of London and of the Quekett Microscopical Club in London. He became honorary doctor at Uppsala University in 1932 and Commander 1st Degree of the Order of the Dannebrog.

Country
Denmark
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1867 to 1955 · aged 87