Carl Peter Holbøll (1795–1856) was an officer in the Danish Royal Navy, Greenland colonial officer and explorer of the Greenlandic fauna.
Carl Peter Holbøll | |
|---|---|
| Royal Inspector of South Greenland | |
| In office 1828–1856 | |
| Preceded by | Ove Valentin Kielsen |
| Succeeded by | Jørgen Nielsen Møller |
| Royal Inspector of North Greenland | |
| In office 1825–1828 | |
| Preceded by | Johannes West |
| Succeeded by | Ludvig Fasting |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1795 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 1856 North Atlantic |
| Occupation | Soldier, explorer, administrator |
Holbøll served as Royal Inspector of Colonies and Whaling in North Greenland (1825–1828), and later as Inspector of South Greenland (1828–1856). During his tenure, he developed an interest in natural history and contributed significantly by sending extensive faunistic collections to zoologists in Copenhagen.
Holbøll was a skilled amateur botanist and entomologist, and authored a treatise on Greenlandic birds.[1][2] In the paper, he described the arctic redpoll for the first time, naming it Linota hornemanni (now known as Acanthis flammea hornemanni or Acanthis hornemanni), after the botanist Jens Wilken Hornemann. He also wrote a mathematics textbook for Greenlandic schools, which remained in use for about a century.
Tragically, after visiting Denmark, Holbøll boarded the brig Baldur, which sank en route to Greenland, resulting in the loss of all on board.
Commemoration of Holbøll in species' names
editProfessor Johannes Theodor Reinhardt described the North American subspecies of the red-necked grebe, naming it "Podiceps holböllii".[3] As Holbøll was Danish, under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature Article 32.5.2.1, scientific names derived from his name treat the ø/ö as 'o', rather than 'oe' had it been derived from a German name,[4] thus the correct spelling is now Podiceps grisegena holbollii.[5][6] Hornemann had previously received plant collections from Holbøll and named a new species of rockcress Arabis holboellii, now known as Boechera holboellii.[7]
- Krøyer's deep sea angler fish Ceratias holbolli (Krøyer, 1845) (Ceratiidae)
- Amphipod Phoxocephalus holbolli (Krøyer, 1842) (Phoxocephalidae)
- Amphipod Hippomedon holbolli (Krøyer, 1846) (Lysianassidae)
- Marine gastropod Colus holbolli (Møller, 1842) (Buccinidae)
- Marine gastropod Dolabrifera holbolli Bergh, 1872 (Aplysiidae)
- Freshwater gastropod Lymnaea holbolli (Møller, 1842) (Lymnaeidae)
- Flowering plant Boechera holboellii (Hornem.) Á.Löve & D.Löve (Brassicaceae)
References
edit- ^ Holbøll, C.P. (1843) Ornithologiske Bidrag til den grønlandske Fauna (Ornithological Contributions to the Greenlandic Fauna). Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift vol. 4: 361-457.
- ^ Ornithologischer Beitrag zur Fauna Grönlands von Carl Holböll, übersetzt und mit einem Anhang versehen von J.H. Paulsen. Leipzig, Ernst Fleischer. 1846.
- ^ Reinhardt, Johannes Theodor (1853). "Videnskabelige meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske forening i Kjöbenhavn". Selskabets Bestyrelse. p. 76. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ "International Code of Zoological Nomenclature". International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ "Zoological Citation Notes -- H". Zoonomen Nomenclature Resource Page. 1941-01-25. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ "Updates & Corrections: September 2012 – Clements Checklist". Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ "Boechera holboellii (Hornem.) Á.Löve & D.Löve". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- Biographical Appendix of The Dictionary of American Bird Names, Revised Edition, by Ernest A. Choate, The Harvard Common Press, 1985.Biographical information indicates Mr. Holboell died at sea.
- Henriksen, K. L. (1926) C. P. Holbøll. Entomologiske Meddelelser. 15 (5): 195, with portrait.