Peter Fredrik Wahlberg
Encyclopedia
Peter Fredrik Wahlberg was a Swedish
entomologist and professor at the University College of Stockholm.
Wahlberg was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
from 1830, and served as the Academy's secretary from 1848 to 1866.
The island Wahlbergøya
, the largest of Vaigattøyane
, is named after him.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
entomologist and professor at the University College of Stockholm.
Wahlberg was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics.The Academy was founded on 2...
from 1830, and served as the Academy's secretary from 1848 to 1866.
The island Wahlbergøya
Wahlbergøya
Wahlbergøya is an island in Hinlopenstretet, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet of the archipelago Svalbard. The island has an area of about . It is named after Swedish botanist Peter Fredrik Wahlberg. It is the largest island of the island group Vaigattøyane.The island is included in the...
, the largest of Vaigattøyane
Vaigattøyane
Vaigattøyane is a group of islands in the strait Hinlopenstretet, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet of the archipelago Svalbard. The island group is named after Waygat, a previous name of Hinlopenstretet....
, is named after him.
Works
- Om Rhaphium flavipalpe Zett. fvers. K. Vetenskapsakad. Forh. 1: 37-38 (1844)
- Bidrag till kännedomen om de nordiska Diptera. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskapsakademien Förhandlingar, Stockholm. 11. 211-216. (1854).