Carl Peter Holböll

Carl Peter Holböll (1795 - 1856) was an officer in the Danish Royal Navy.

Holböll served as Royal Inspector or Colonies, Whaling and Inspector of South Greenland (1825-1828) then Inspector of North Greenland (1828-1856). While in this post he became interested in natural history. He described the Hoary Redpoll, which he named for Jens Wilken Hornemann. At one time the Gyrfalcon and the Red-necked Grebe bore his name. Reclassification necessitated changes in nomenclature, causing Holböll's name to be dropped as a species name. His name continued to be used as a common name for the grebe until 'Red-necked', approved by the American Ornithologists' Union Checklist Committee gradually took over.Holböll was also a botanist and entomologist.

Works

* Ornithologiske Biddrag til den grønlandske Fauna. "Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift" 4: 361-457.(1843)

References

*Biographical Appendix of "The Dictionary of American Bird Names", Revised Edition, by Ernest A. Choate, The Harvard Common Press, 1985.Biographical information indicates Mr. Holboell died at sea.
*Henriksen, K. L. 1926: [Holboll, C. P.] "Ent. Meddel". 15(5) 195, Portr.