Peter Wilhelm Lund
Danish scientist
Died when: 78 years 346 days (947 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Peter Wilhelm Lund (14 June 1801 – 25 May 1880) was a Danish paleontologist, zoologist, and archeologist.He spent most of his life working and living in Brazil.
He is considered the father of Brazilian paleontology as well as archaeology.He was the first to describe dozens of species of pre-historic Pleistocene megafauna, including the fabled Saber-toothed cat Smilodon populator.
He also made the then ground-breaking discovery that humans co-existed with the long-extinct animal species, something which possibly prompted him to terminate his scientific work.
His comprehensive collections are today found at the Danish Natural History Museum in Copenhagen.
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