Herluf Winge
Adolf Herluf Winge (19 March 1857 – 10 November 1923) was a Danish zoologist.
Adolf Herluf Winge | |
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| Born | 19 March 1857 |
| Died | 10 November 1923 (aged 66) Hellerup, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
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| Fields | Zoology, paleontology |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Winge |
Biography
As a young student, along with his brother Oluf, Winge was interested in small mammals, particularly moles, shrews and insectivora. He studied mammalian dentition and produced a comparison of cusp similarities. He worked at the Zoological Museum in the University of Copenhagen from 1885. A major work was his three volumes of E Museo Lundii on the extinct fauna of South America with 75 plates that he drew. He also studied the animal remains found in the kitchen-middens of Denmark.[1][2]
Winge was described as a Lamarckist by some authors.[3]
References
- Anon. (1923). "Obituary". Nature. 112 (2826): 946–947. Bibcode:1923Natur.112..946M. doi:10.1038/112946b0.
- Böving, AG (1924). "Herluf Winge, 1857–1923". Journal of Mammalogy. 5 (3): 196–199. doi:10.2307/1373288. JSTOR 1373288.
- Hansen, P (1902). Illustreret dansk Litteraturhistorie. Volume 3 (in Danish). Copenhagen: Gyldendals Forlag.
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