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Peter Ascanius

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Norwegian biologist; student of Linnaeus (1723 - 1803)

ScientistsLived 1723 to 1803 · aged 80
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Peter Ascanius was a Norwegian-Danish biologist and geologist. He was a professor of zoology and mineralogy.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Scientists born in the 1720s 6

Johann Georg Palitzsch46.6Dmitry Ivanovich Vinogradov45.2Robert Bakewell46.8Washington Shirley, 5th Earl Ferrers44.6James Cox47.4Martinus Houttuyn44.4

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Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1723 to 1803 · aged 80
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18 languages

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