August Holmgren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

August Holmgren

Swedish scientist

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1829

Place of Birth: Västra Ny församling, Östergötland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1888

Profession: ornithologist, entomologist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

August Emil Algot Holmgren (10 November 1829 – 30 December 1888) was a Swedish entomologist mainly interested in the Hymenoptera, especially Ichneumonidae. He was professor in the Forstakademie in Stockholm Holmgren was the author of: Hymenoptera, species novas descripsit.
Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies resa omkring Jordeni under befäl af C.A.
Virgen Aren 1851-53.
II Zoologi 1 Insecta pp.
391-442 pl.
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(1868). Bidrag till kännedomen om Beeren eilands och Spetsbegrens insekt-fauna.
Stockholm: P.A.
Norstedt & söner (1869). Skandinaviens foglar (Birds of Sweden) in Handbok i zoologi för landtbrukare, skogshushållare, fiskeriidkare och jägare P.A.
Norstedt & söner, Stockholm (1866).