Yngve Sjöstedt

Yngve Sjöstedt (1866–1948) on the cover of the magazine Hvar 8 dag 1911.

Bror Yngve Sjöstedt (born August 3, 1866 in Hjo ; † 1948 ) was a Swedish professor of zoology and entomology .

Live and act

Sjöstedt's parents Anders Gustaf Sjöstedt and Emma Gustafva (née Forsell) were traders in Hjo . After graduating from high school ( Högre allmänna läroverk ) in Jönköping , Sjöstedt studied zoology, mainly at Uppsala University , but also in France . After he had achieved his bachelor's degree in 1890 , the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences sent him on a two-year research trip to Cameroon . When he returned home, he had an important collection in his luggage, which was housed in the Natural History Museum and the Zoological Institute of Uppsala University. The trip also resulted in numerous scientific publications.

Sjöstedt received his doctorate in 1896 and was employed between 1897 and 1901 at the Natural History Museum and at the same time at the State Entomological Institute. In 1901 he took over the editor's post for the " Entomologisk tidskrift ", an entomological journal (he was in charge of this position until 1910), and in 1902 he became professor and director of the Reichsmuseum.

In 1905 he set out on his second expedition to Africa, which lasted about a year and was concentrated more on the interior of the continent, mainly the area around Kilimanjaro . From this trip he brought home 4,300 different animal species (around 1,300 of which were previously unknown). The results were published in 1910 in the 3-volume German-language work Scientific Results of the Swedish Zoological Expedition to Kilimandjaro, Meru and the surrounding Massai Steppes of German East Africa 1905-1906 . In addition, there were two more popular scientific reports, På giraff- och lejonjakt i Ostafrika ("On giraffe and lion hunt in East Africa") and Bland storvildt i Ostafrika ("Amongst big game in East Africa", both 1911). Sjöstedt advocated the thesis that the occurrence of more "Nordic" species at higher altitudes in Africa was based on the fact that the continent was not tropical at all times .

Sjöstedt published numerous other works until 1936, for example three volumes on the insect fauna of the Abisko National Park (1928–1931). In 1909 he was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences .

Sjöstedt was married to the opera singer Rosa Grünberg .

Publications (selection)

• Dendropicosreichenowi n. Sp. from Cameroon . In: Ornithological monthly reports . tape 1 , no. 8 , 1893, p. 138 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).

literature

• Biographical article in the magazine Hvar 8 dag , No. 51, 1911

Web links

• List of works in the Swedish library catalog LIBRIS