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Peter Artedi or Petrus Arctaedius (27 February 1705 – 28 September 1735) was a Swedish naturalist who is known as the "father of ichthyology". Artedi was born in Anundsjö in the province of Ångermanland.
Learn about Peter Artedi, the "father of ichthyology" who classified fish and influenced Linnaeus. Find out his biography, achievements, and tragic death in Amsterdam.
Dec 23, 2019 · A manuscript catalogue of the fishes of the Baltic Sea and Sweden, by the Swedish ichthyologist Peter Artedi (1705–35), is translated into English and assessed in light of his contribution to Linnaean systematics. The article also discusses his biography, his visit to London, his work with Sloane and Seba, and his principles of ichthyology.
- Hans Aili, Theodore W Pietsch
- 2020
Aug 3, 2022 · An English translation of the Swedish naturalist Peter Artedi’s great masterpiece Ichthyologia sive opera omnia piscibus (1738) has allowed for an increased understanding of the importance of his work to ichthyology and to the history of biosystematics in general.
Peter Artedi was a competent Latinist who wrote brisk, grammat- ically correct statements on his practical observations and theories, his prose style using few verbs but many genitives and ablatives; his
Peter Artedi or Petrus Arctaedius (27 February 1705 – 28 September 1735) was a Swedish naturalist who is known as the "father of ichthyology ". Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Artedi was born in Anundsjö in the province of Ångermanland.
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The Swedish naturalist Peter Artedi (1705–1735) has been recognized as the father or founder of the modern science of ichthyology (e.g., Schneider 1789; Günther 1880; Lönnberg 1905; Merriman 1938; Pietsch and Aili 2014) but his only published work, Ichthyologia sive opera omnia piscibus (1738), has not received the attention that it deserves.
