Robert Collett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Robert Collett

Norwegian zoologist

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1842

Place of Birth: Christiania, Norway

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1913

Profession: zoologist, botanist, marine biologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Robert Collett

  • Robert Collett (2 December 1842 – 27 January 1913) was a Norwegian zoologist.
  • Collett was director and curator of the Zoological Museum at University of Oslo.Robert Collett was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway.
  • He was the eldest child of Professor Peter Jonas Collett (1813–51) and Camilla Collett (1813–95).
  • His maternal uncles included Oscar and Henrik Wergeland, and his paternal uncles included Peter Severin Steenstrup.
  • He had three younger brothers, including the writer and historian, Alf Collett.
  • He never married. He attended the Latin School in Lillehammer and was a fellow in zoology at the University of Oslo.
  • From 1864 he was curator at the Zoological Museum in Oslo.
  • In 1882 he became its director and was appointed professor in 1885.
  • He worked with vertebrates, primarily fishes.
  • He described many new species of fish, spiders and other organisms.A popular book Norges pattedyr written by him was on the mammals of Norway.
  • This book was to influence Charles Elton to study the periodic fluctuations in animal populations.
  • The work by Elton on animal fluctuations, particularly those of lemmings challenged the idea that there was a balance in nature.Collett is commemorated in the scientific names of two species of reptiles: Ctenotus colletti and Pseudechis colletti.

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