Historical Objects / Medals

Collection of Tyler Yates

Olof Fåhræus

Engraver:
Lea Ahlborn
Year:
1889
Country:
Sweden
Diameter:
31 mm
Obverse:
Bust of Olof Fåhræus, in uniform, facing left.
OL. IMM. FÅHRÆUS CONSILAR. REG. N. 1796. O. 1884.
L·A·
Reverse:
Wreath encircling inscription. A small star at bottom.
SOCIO SUO MERITISSIMO REG. ACAD. SC. SUEC. MDCCCLXXIX.
REIPUBLICÆ LABORAVIT SCIENTIÆ VACAVIT.
References:
Olsen p. 306

Olof Fåhræus was a Swedish civil servant, politician, and entomologist mainly interested in Coleoptera. Fåhræus was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1840.