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Jun 14, 1801 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark Died on 25 May 1880 (aged 78)
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About Peter Wilhelm Lund
- Peter Wilhelm Lund (14 June 1801 – 25 May 1880) was a Danish-Brazilian paleontologist, zoologist, archeologist and who spent most of his life working and living in Brazil.
- He is considered the father of Brazilian paleontology as well as archeology. 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.
