Peter Wilhelm Lund
Peter Wilhelm Lund (born June 14, 1801 in Copenhagen , † May 25, 1880 in Lagoa Santa , Brazil) was a Danish zoologist and paleontologist. He is considered the father of Brazilian paleontology .
Lund studied medicine in Copenhagen and received his doctorate in 1829 from the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel, which was then still in Denmark . From 1833 he began collecting fossils in Brazil . In 1835 he discovered limestone caves with rich finds in the area of Lagoa Santa . Securing and determining this became his life's work. The place named after him Dr. Lund reminds us.
In 1843 he discovered fossilized human remains over 10,000 years old and thus sparked a discussion about the settlement of South America.
Fonts
- Physiological results of recent vivisections. An award typeface awarded by Copenhagen University . Brummer, Copenhagen 1825.
- Lütken, Christian Frederik: E Museo Lundii. En Samling af Afhandlinger om de i det indre Brasiliens Kalkstenshuler af ... PV Lund udgravede ... Dyre- og Menneskeknogler ... Udgivet af ... CF Lütken. Kjøbenhavn, 1888.
Web links
- Literature by and about Peter Wilhelm Lund in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lund, Peter Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish zoologist and paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1880 |
| Place of death | Lagoa Santa , Brazil |