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Erik Stensiö

Swedish ichthyologist (1891-1984) · Sweden · On the map · Died at 92

Prof Erik Helge Osvald Stensiö HFRSE, né Andersson, was an influential Swedish paleozoologist and founder of the so-called "Stockholm School" of vertebrate paleontology. He later took his new surname, Stensiö, from his place of origin and is occasionally referred to with both names

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1984Died11 January 19841958Darwin-Wallace MedalAward1957Linnean MedalAward1953Wollaston MedalAward1947Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAward1946Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1929Björkén PrizeAwardErzherzog Rainer-MedailleAward1891Born2 October 1891

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Awards

Darwin-Wallace Medal1958
Linnean Medal1957
Wollaston Medal1953
Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Paris1947
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1946
Björkén Prize1929
Erzherzog Rainer-Medaille1929

About this person

Country
Sweden
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1984 · aged 92