Thure Kumlien
| Thure Ludwig Theodor Kumlien | |
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Thure Kumlien
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November 9, 1819 Härlunda, Västergötland, Sweden, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
| Died | August 5, 1888 (aged 68) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Residence | Sweden, United States |
| Nationality | Swedish, American |
| Occupation | Farmer, Ornithologist, Naturalist, Taxidermist |
Thure Ludwig Theodor Kumlien (November 9, 1819 – August 5, 1888) was a Swedish-American ornithologist, naturalist, and taxidermist. A contemporary of Thoreau, Audubon, and Agassiz, he contributed much to the knowledge of the natural history of Wisconsin and its birds. He collected and shipped specimens to many investigators in the United States and abroad. He taught botany and zoology, as well as foreign languages, at Albion Academy, and was particularly regarded as an expert in the identification of birds’ nests.
Thure Kumlien was born in 1819 in the parish of Härlunda in Västergötland, Sweden, the oldest of fourteen children in an aristocratic Swedish family. His father, Ludwig Kumlien (1790–1839), was an army quartermaster, and owned several large estates. His mother, Johanna Rhodin (1800–1830) was the daughter of a minister. His early education was with a tutor, after which he entered the Gymnasium of Skara. He subsequently attended Uppsala University, graduating in 1843. He took an early interest in natural history and collected many specimens, particularly from the Baltic islands, sending them to Hermann Schlegel of Leiden; Wilhelm Peters of Berlin, Carl Jakob Sundevall of the Swedish Museum of Natural History, , and John Cassin of Boston were among his other correspondents.
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