Eiler Lehn Schiøler
Eiler Lauritz Theodor Lehn Schiøler (30 October 1874 – 13 August 1929) was a Danish ornithologist and banker who came from a family of stockbrokers. He was the author of a major but incomplete multi-volume illustrated work on the birds of Denmark, Danmarks Fugle, published from 1925 to 1931. Schiøler was a co-founder, along with Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen, of the Dansk Ornitologisk Forening (DOF, the Danish Ornithologists Association) and served as its first chair at the age of 32 upon foundation in 15 October 1906.
Eiler Lehn Schiøler | |
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Schiøler in 1925 with his Greenland bird collection. Photograph signed for his friend Johannes Larsen. | |
| Born | 30 October 1874 Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Died | 13 August 1929 (aged 54) |
| Occupation(s) | ornithologist, banker |
| Known for | Danmarks Fugle |
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