Peter Vogelius Deinboll

Peter Vogelius Deinboll
Born (1783-01-08)8 January 1783
Died May 13, 1874(1874-05-13) (aged 91)
Occupation Botanist, entomologist, and politician

Peter Vogelius Deinboll (8 January 1783 – 13 May 1874) was a Danish-Norwegian priest, parliamentary representative and entomologist. He lived most of his adult life in Norway and served as a vicar in East Finnmark and later at Løten in Hedmark.

His interest in politics led him to the Storting as representative of Finnmark for the terms 1821 and 1824.[1] For his considerable contributions to science and politics he was made a knight of the Order of St. Olav.

The standard author abbreviation Deinboll is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

References

  1. "Peter Vogelius Deinboll" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. IPNI.  Deinboll.
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