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Encyclopedia > Alexander von Nordmann

Alexander von Nordmann (1803 - 1866) was a Finnish zoologist. 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ...


Nordmann was a professor at Odessa, and collected natural history specimens in southern Russia. He became professor of Zoology at the university of Helsinki in 1849. ODESSA (German Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen; The Organization of Former SS-Members) was an alleged Nazi-German fugitive network set up towards the end of World War II by a group of SS officers. ... The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland. ...


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