1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TORELL, OTTO MARTIN (1828-1900), Swedish geologist, was born in Varberg on the sth of June 1828. He was educated at Lund for the medical profession, but became interested in zoological and geological studies, and being of independent means he devoted himself to science. He gave his attention first especially to the invertebrate fauna and the physical changes of pleistocene and recent times. He studied the glacial phenomena of Switzerland, Spitzbergen and Greenland, making two Arctic expeditions in company with A. E…
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