Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren

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Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren (born June 8, 1823 in Lund , † October 25, 1894 in the parish Farhult, Malmöhus län ) was a Swedish pastor, entomologist ( entomologist ) and lepidopterologist (butterfly scientist ).

Life

Wallengren studied theology at Lund University from 1842 . In 1847 Wallengren received his ordination and in 1864 was appointed vicar in the Farhult parish (now in Höganäs parish ). In 1860 he married Maria Magdalena Sjöström.

He was also engaged in zoological and entomological studies and published several works on spiders, birds and especially butterflies. His research took him to Gotland and Germany, for example to the Harz Mountains , Braunschweig , Berlin and the Giant Mountains , among other destinations .

Wallengren was the father of the zoologist Hans Wallengren .

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