Pontus Palmgren

1907–1993 (age 86)

Biography

Pontus Palmgren (27 April 1907 – 26 November 1993) was a Finnish ornithologist, arachnologist, and a professor of zoology at the University of Helsinki. He pioneered ethology and quantitative ecology in Finland.

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