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Charles De Geer
1778Mar, 7

Charles De Geer

Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist (b. 1720)
Baron Charles de Geer (the family is usually known as De Geer with a capitalized "De" and is pronounced "de yer"); Finspång in Risinge 30 January 1720 – Stockholm 7 March 1778) was a Swedish industrialist and entomologist.

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