Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok (July 14, 1783, in Gödelöv parish, Malmöhus County, southern

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– May 18, 1865, in

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) was a

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, zoology collector and

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. He was the great-grandson (paternal) of military general

Axel Gyllenkrok Axel Gyllenkrok, or ''Gyllenkrook'' (2 August 1664 – 17 September 1730) was a Swedish baron, military general, and governor of Gothenburg. He is best known as being the general quartermaster of King Charles XII of Sweden. He was the operati ...

(1665–1730) and the son of Charlotta Cederström. In 1830 he was elected member of the Swedish Academy of Science. He donated his zoological collections to Lund University in 1845. He also founded several institutions for children. He was considered a benefactor of science and was a generous philanthropist in his home region.

References

''Nordisk familjebok'' (1909): Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok

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(in Swedish) 1783 births 1865 deaths Swedish nobility Collectors Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences {{Europe-noble-stub