Johan Fredrik Victorin
Illustration — George in 1854 by Johan Fredrik Victorin Johan Fredrik Victorin (24 February 1831 Kvarns Bruk, Kristberg, Sweden - 3 November 1855 Kvarns Bruk, Kristberg) was a Swedish zoologist and explorer in South Africa. He was the eldest son of Per Henric Victorin (1790–1857), an industrialist from Kvarns Bruk, and his cousin 'Hedda' Hedvig Lovisa Westring (1804–1864), the daughter of Johan Petter Westring, physician to Karl XIV Johan of Sweden. Johan Fredrik's siblings were Carl Henrik Victorin, Eric Gabriel Victorin, Axel Rickard Victorin, August Christoffer Victorin, Ture Otto Victorin and Per Arvid Victorin.
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Illustration — George in 1854 by Johan Fredrik Victorin Johan Fredrik Victorin (24 February 1831 Kvarns Bruk, Kristberg, Sweden - 3 November 1855 Kvarns Bruk, Kristberg) was a Swedish zoologist and explorer in South Africa. He was the eldest son of Per Henric Victorin (1790–1857), an industrialist from Kvarns Bruk, and his cousin 'Hedda' Hedvig Lovisa Westring (1804–1864), the daughter of Johan Petter Westring, physician to Karl XIV Johan of Sweden. Johan Fredrik's siblings were Carl Henrik Victorin, Eric Gabriel Victorin, Axel Rickard Victorin, August Christoffer Victorin, Ture Otto Victorin and Per Arvid Victorin.
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Born in 1831, died in 1855.
Johan Fredrik Victorin (1831–1855) was a Swedish zoologist, naturalist and draftsperson.
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- 2.Johan Fredrik Victorin (1831 - 1855) - Genealogy. geni.com.
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- 4.S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science. s2a3.org.za.
- 5.J.F. Victorins Resa i Kaplandet, Åren 1853-1855 : Jagt. Och naturbilder ur den aflidne unge naturforskarens bref och dagböcker. 1863.
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