Carl Bovallius
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Carl Erik Alexander Bovallius (or Bowallius) (31 July 1849–8 November 1907) was a Swedish
biologist and archaeologist. Bowallius became a student in Uppsala in 1868 and a Ph.D. in 1875. Bowallius undertook, for scientific purposes, travel along the Swedish and Norwegian
coasts. In 1882-83, he made zoological and ethnographic studies in Latin America
, to where he returned in the late 1890s.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
biologist and archaeologist. Bowallius became a student in Uppsala in 1868 and a Ph.D. in 1875. Bowallius undertook, for scientific purposes, travel along the Swedish and Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
coasts. In 1882-83, he made zoological and ethnographic studies in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, to where he returned in the late 1890s.