Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok
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Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok born July 14, 1783 in Gödeslöv parish, Malmöhus County, southern Sweden, died May 18, 1865 in Lund, was a baron and zoologist.
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 to Lund University in 1845. He also founded several institutions for children. He was considered a benefactor of science and humankind.
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- Article Gyllenkrok, Axel Gustaf from Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish)