- Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok
Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok born
July 14 ,1783 in Gödelöv parish,Malmöhus County , southernSweden , diedMay 18 ,1865 inLund , was abaron ,zoology collector andphilantropist .He was the great-grandson (paternal) of military general
Axel Gyllenkrok (1665–1730).In 1830 he was elected member of the
Swedish Academy of Science . He donated his zoological collections toLund University in 1845. He also founded several institutions for children. He was considered a benefactor of science and humankind.External links
* [http://runeberg.org/nfbj/0413.html Article "Gyllenkrok, Axel Gustaf"] from
Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish)
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