Finn Salomonsen
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Finn Salomonsen was a Danish ornithologist. He is best known for his work on the birds of Greenland.
His interest in Greenland began at the age of 16 when he made a trip with Lehn Schioler to the Upernavik District. He obtained a degree in zoology in 1932 and joined as a zoological assistant in the Danish Nature Reserves. He worked on migration of birds and moulting patterns extensively.
Salomonsen's work included over scientific publications, and authorship or co-authorship of 19 books. Apart from research in the Greenland and Arctic region, he went on expeditions to the Philippines (1951-1952) and to
the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea (1962). He was editor of the Dansk Ornithologisk Forenings Tidsskrift from 1942 to 1961.
His interest in Greenland began at the age of 16 when he made a trip with Lehn Schioler to the Upernavik District. He obtained a degree in zoology in 1932 and joined as a zoological assistant in the Danish Nature Reserves. He worked on migration of birds and moulting patterns extensively.
Salomonsen's work included over scientific publications, and authorship or co-authorship of 19 books. Apart from research in the Greenland and Arctic region, he went on expeditions to the Philippines (1951-1952) and to
the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea (1962). He was editor of the Dansk Ornithologisk Forenings Tidsskrift from 1942 to 1961.
Works
- "The Arctic Year", G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, Copyright 1958. (Peter FreuchenPeter FreuchenPeter Freuchen, born Lorenz Peter Elfred Freuchen was a Danish explorer, author, journalist and anthropologist.-Biography:...
and Finn Salomonsen)
External links
- http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/chronob/SALO1909.htm