Gustaf von Paykull
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Gustav von Paykull was a Swedish
friherre (circa baron
) and hovmarskalk ('court marshall', a court office), ornithologist and entomologist.
He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy from 1791 and a founder of the natural history museum (Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet) in Stockholm
, through his 1819 donation of his extensive zoological collections to the academy.
His best known publications are:
(3 volumes,1798,1799,1800)
Paykull's collection is in the Swedish Museum of Natural History
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
friherre (circa baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
) and hovmarskalk ('court marshall', a court office), ornithologist and entomologist.
He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy from 1791 and a founder of the natural history museum (Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet) in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, through his 1819 donation of his extensive zoological collections to the academy.
His best known publications are:
- Monographia Histeroidum. Upsaliae : Palmblad iv 114 pp. (1811).
- Fauna Suecica. Insecta, Coleoptera. Upsala : Edman 3 volumes.
(3 volumes,1798,1799,1800)
Paykull's collection is in the Swedish Museum of Natural History
Swedish Museum of Natural History
The Swedish Museum of Natural History , in Stockholm, is one of two major museums of natural history in Sweden, the other one being located in Gothenburg....