Finn Salomonsen
Finn Salomonsen (31 January 1909 – 23 April 1983) was a Danish ornithologist. He is best known for his work on the birds of Greenland.
His interest in Greenland began at the age of 16 when he made a trip with Lehn Schioler to the Upernavik District. He obtained a degree in zoology in 1932 and joined as a zoological assistant in the Danish Nature Reserves. He worked on migration of birds and moulting patterns extensively.
Salomonsen's work included over scientific publications, and authorship or co-authorship of 19 books. Apart from research in the Greenland and Arctic region, he went on expeditions to the Philippines (1951–1952) and to the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea (1962).[1] He was editor of the Dansk Ornithologisk Forenings Tidsskrift from 1942 to 1961.
Finn Salomonsen was father of the Danish rock-singer Sanne Salomonsen (born 1955).
Works
- "The Arctic Year", G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, Copyright 1958. (Peter Freuchen and Finn Salomonsen)
References
- ↑ Cooch, F. G. (1986). "In Memoriam: Finn Salomonsen, 1909–1983". The Auk 103 (4): 811.
External links
- Salomonsen, Finn (Denmark 1909–1983). wku.edu
- Finn Salomonsen - denstoredanske.dk
- Finn Salomonsen - macgregor-sadolin.com
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