Georg Ossian Sars

Georg Ossian Sars was a Norwegian marine biologist, freshwater biologist, university teacher, zoologist, carcinologist and illustrator (1837–1927). He was born at Florø and died at Oslo.

Also recorded as Sars; Georg O. Sars; G. O. Sars; Georg Sars; G. Sars; Sars, G. O..

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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Sars, Georg O. Sars, G. O. Sars, Georg Sars and G. Sars. His recorded language was Norwegian.

He was the child of Michael Sars and Maren Sars.

Career and activity

Georg Ossian Sars worked in marine biology and zoology.

He was employed by University of Oslo. He belonged to Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters and German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

Recognition and collections

Georg Ossian Sars received Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎, Linnean Medal, honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

Identity

What the record establishes about Georg Ossian Sars.

Norges ferskvandskrebsdyr. 1. afsnit. Branchiopoda. I. Cladocera ctenopoda (fam. Sididae & Holopedidiae) / af Georg Ossian Sars ; med Hs. Majt. Kongens guldmedaille prisbelønnet afhandling, efter det academiske collegiums foranstaltning udgivet som universitetsprogram for 1ste halvaar 1863 ved M. Sars. is dated 1865 and held by Wellcome Collection. Om en i sommeren 1862 foretagen zoologisk reise i Christianias og Trondhjems stifter / af G.O. Sars. is dated 1863 and held by Wellcome Collection. Georg Ossian Sars is recorded as marine biologist, freshwater biologist, university teacher, zoologist and carcinologist. Wellcome Collection records 2 objects associated with this heading. Georg Ossian Sars is recorded with the citizenship of Norway.

Holdings and surviving copies

Where material relating to Georg Ossian Sars is held.

An account of the Crustacea of Norway: with short descriptions and ..., Volume 2 (1899) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Descriptions of the Norwegian species at present known belonging to the sub ... (1896) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Nye bidrag til kundskaben om Middelhavets invertebratfauna, Volume 2 (1879) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. On Some Australian Cladocera Raised from Dried Mud (1885) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Mollusca regionis arcticae norvegiae ... (1878) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Catalogued works

16 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1863 to 1865.

Nye bidrag til kundskaben om Middelhavets invertebratfauna. IV, Ostracoda mediterranea (sydeuropæiske Ostracoder). Nye bidrag til kundskaben om Middelhavets invertebratfauna. Carcinologiske bidrag til Norges fauna. Phyllocarida and phyllopoda. Crustacea caspia : contributions to the knowledge of the carcinological fauna of the Caspian Sea / by G.O. Sars. On some Remarkable Forms of Animal Life from the Great Deep off the Norwegian Coasts.—I. Partly from the Posthumous Manuscripts of the late Prof. Dr. Michael Sars. By George Ossian Sars. Christiania, 1872. 4to, pp. 82, with six copper plates. An account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Crustacea, I-II. Crustacea. Bidrag til kundskab om Christianiafjordens fauna. Crustacea. Part I Ostracoda : freshwater Ostracoda from Canada and Alaska. Fauna Norvegiae: vol. I, Descriptions of the ... species ... belonging to the suborders Phyllocarida and Phyllopoda. On some Remarkable Forms of Animal Life from the Great Deep off the Norwegian Coasts.—II. Researches on the Structure and Affinity of the genus Brisinga Based on the study of a New Species, Brisinga coronata. Om en i Sommeren 1862 foretagen zoologisk Reise i Christianias og Trondhjems Stifter. Norges ferskvandskrebsdyr. 1. afsnit. Branchiopoda. I. Cladocera ctenopoda (fam. Sididae & Holopedidiae) / af Georg Ossian Sars ; med Hs. Majt. Kongens guldmedaille prisbelønnet afhandling, efter det academiske collegiums foranstaltning udgivet som universitetsprogram for 1ste halvaar 1863 ved M. Sars., dated 1865, held by Wellcome Collection. Om en i sommeren 1862 foretagen zoologisk reise i Christianias og Trondhjems stifter / af G.O. Sars., dated 1863, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Georg Ossian Sars (1837–1927), the great carcinologist ofNorway, History of Carcinology, 2020. GEORG OSSIAN SARS (20 April 1837-9 April 1927), Journal of Crustacean Biology, 1993. Georg Ossian Sars. (1837-1927), ICES Journal of Marine Science, 1927.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 25 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Georg Ossian Sars studied at University of Oslo. the recorded working language is Norwegian.

The field of work recorded is marine biology and zoology.

Employment is recorded with University of Oslo. Membership is recorded of Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the USSR and Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎, Linnean Medal, honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Chronology

  1. 1837Georg Ossian Sars born at Florø.
  2. 1862Om en i sommeren 1862 foretagen zoologisk reise i Christianias og Trondhjems stifter / af G.O. Sars. is dated 1863 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  3. 1863Norges ferskvandskrebsdyr. 1. afsnit. Branchiopoda. I. Cladocera ctenopoda (fam. Sididae & Holopedidiae) / af Georg Ossian Sars ; med Hs. Majt. Kongens guldmedaille prisbelønnet afhandling, efter det academiske collegiums foranstaltning udgivet som universitetsprogram for 1ste halvaar 1863 ved M. Sars. is dated 1865 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  4. 1878Mollusca regionis arcticae norvegiae ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1878Mollusca regionis arcticae norvegiae ... (1878) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  6. 1879Nye bidrag til kundskaben om Middelhavets invertebratfauna, Volume 2 digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1879Nye bidrag til kundskaben om Middelhavets invertebratfauna, Volume 2 (1879) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  8. 1885On Some Australian Cladocera Raised from Dried Mud digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1885On Some Australian Cladocera Raised from Dried Mud (1885) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  10. 1896Descriptions of the Norwegian species at present known belonging to the sub ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  11. 1896Descriptions of the Norwegian species at present known belonging to the sub ... (1896) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  12. 1899An account of the Crustacea of Norway: with short descriptions and ..., Volume 2 digitised by Internet Archive.
  13. 1899An account of the Crustacea of Norway: with short descriptions and ..., Volume 2 (1899) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  14. 1927Georg Ossian Sars died at Oslo.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Georg Ossian Sars (1837–1927), the great carcinologist ofNorway, History of Carcinology, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    GEORG OSSIAN SARS (20 April 1837-9 April 1927), Journal of Crustacean Biology, 1993

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Georg Ossian Sars, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1928

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  4. 4.

    Georg Ossian Sars. (1837-1927), ICES Journal of Marine Science, 1927

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Internet Archive, 5 digitised items catalogued under Georg Ossian Sars as creator.

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Georg Ossian Sars.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q658307: Georg Ossian Sars

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Georg Ossian Sars”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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