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Peter Jörgensen
Peter Jörgensen ("Pedro Jorgensen") (3 August 1870 in Sønderby, Funen – June 1937 in Villarrica, Paraguay) was a Danish early 20th century entomologist, active particularly in Argentina and Paraguay. Life Peter Jörgensen was educated as a teacher of English and German in Copenhagen 1889. In 1892, he contracted tuberculosis — a condition he suffered from throughout the remainder of his life. In 1906, he joined his friend Anders Christian Jensen-Haarup on a trip to the Mendoza Province in western Argentina in the hope that the arid Andean climate would be beneficial to his health. The two naturalists made extensive insect collections, which were either sold (e.g. to the German entomologist Heinrich FrieseFriese 1908) to cover their travel expenses or were sent to specialists for identification. They also published short accounts (in Danish) of their adventures in Argentina. Jörgensen moved on to Paraguay, where he settled near Villarrica. He committed his life to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Jørgensen
Peter Oscar Jørgensen (2 April 1907 – 27 August 1992) was a Danish boxer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... Born in Hillerød, Hovedstaden he won the bronze medal in 1932 in the light heavyweight class after winning the third place fight against James Murphy in a walkover. References External linksPeter Jørgensen's profile at databaseOlympics 1907 births 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorgensenia
''Geriojennsa'' is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Watson, Fletcher and Nye in 1980. Its single species, ''Geriojennsa cunegunda'', was first described by Schaus in 1924. It is found in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... References * Lithosiini {{Lithosiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
