Peter Forsskål

Botanist, Academic

1732 – 1763

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Who was Peter Forsskål?

Peter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.

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Born
Jan 11, 1732
Helsinki
Also known as
  • Peter Forsskal
Profession
Education
  • Uppsala University
Lived in
  • Helsinki
Died
Jul 11, 1763
Yemen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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