Gustaf Johan Billberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gustaf Johan Billberg

Swedish naturalist

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1772

Place of Birth: Karlskrona, Blekinge County, Sweden

Date of Death: 26-Nov-1844

Profession: zoologist, ornithologist, botanist, entomologist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gustaf Johan Billberg (14 June 1772, Karlskrona – 26 November 1844, Stockholm) was a Swedish botanist, zoologist and anatomist, although professionally and by training he was a lawyer and used science and biology as an avocation.
The plant genus Billbergia was named for him by Carl Peter Thunberg.