Peter Ascanius
Norwegian biologist and geologist
Peter Ascanius was a Norwegian-Danish biologist and geologist. He was a professor of zoology and mineralogy. Wikipedia
Born: May 24, 1723, Aure Municipality, Norway
Died: June 4, 1803 (age 80 years), Copenhagen, Denmark
Academic advisors: Carl Linnaeus and Johan Gottschalk Wallerius
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society
Education: Uppsala University