Per Simon Valdemar Brinck (4 September 1919 – 6 October 2013) was a Swedish zoologist. Brinck began his career as a

veterinarian A veterinarian (vet), also known as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary physician, is a medical professional who practices veterinary medicine. They manage a wide range of health conditions and injuries in non-human animals. Along with this, vet ...

, but wrote a thesis on ''

Plecoptera Plecoptera is an order of insects, commonly known as stoneflies. Some 3,500 species are described worldwide, with new species still being discovered. Stoneflies are found worldwide, except Antarctica. Stoneflies are believed to be one of the mo ...

'' and later became a worldwide authority on ''

Gyrinidae The whirligig beetles are water beetles, comprising the family Gyrinidae that usually swim on the surface of the water if undisturbed, though they swim underwater when threatened. They get their common name from their habit of swimming rapidly i ...

''. He travelled extensively to Africa and Southeast Asia, among others co-publishing the fifteen-volume ''South African Animal Life'' between 1955 and 1973. He served as a professor of zoology at the

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Oikos The ancient Greek word ''oikos'' (ancient Greek: , plural: ; English prefix: eco- for ecology and economics) refers to three related but distinct concepts: the family, the family's property, and the house. Its meaning shifts even within texts. The ...

'' from 1965 to 1989, and since 2007 the journal has given out the Per Brinck Oikos Award. Brinck was a fellow of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special ...

from 1974 and of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer ...

. He also was a Honorary Member of the

British Ecological Society The British Ecological Society is a learned society in the field of ecology that was founded in 1913. It is the oldest ecological society in the world. The Society's original objective was "to promote and foster the study of Ecology in its widest ...

. The genera ''

Perbrinckia ''Perbrinckia'' is a genus of freshwater crabs of the family Gecarcinucidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka, named after Per Brinck. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers. ...

'' and '' Perbrinckiella'' have been named after him.

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1919 births 2013 deaths Swedish veterinarians Male veterinarians Swedish zoologists Swedish entomologists Academic staff of Lund University Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Oikos (journal) editors {{Sweden-academic-bio-stub