Gustaf von Paykull, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gustaf von Paykull

Swedish scientist

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1757

Place of Birth: Storkyrkoförsamlingen, Sweden

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1826

Profession: naturalist, ornithologist, entomologist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Gustav von Paykull (21 August 1757 – 28 January 1826) was a Swedish friherre (circa baron) and Marshal of the Court, ornithologist and entomologist. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy from 1791 and a founder of the natural history museum (Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet) in Stockholm, through his 1819 donation of his extensive zoological collections to the academy (now in the Swedish Museum of Natural History).
He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1804.