Steenstrup

Steenstrup, JOHANNES IAPETUS SMITH, zoologist, was born at Vang in Norway on 8th March 1813, taught on mineralogical subjects at Sorö in Denmark, and from 1845 to 1885 was professor of Zoology at Copenhagen and director of the zoological museum. His books treat principally of hermaphroditism in nature, alternation of generations, flounders' eyes, and Cephalopods. He also took a keen interest in exploring turf-moors and kitchen-middens. He died 20th June 1897.—Hisson, JOHANNES STEENSTRUP (b. 1844), professor of Northern Antiquities at Copenhagen, has written on Viking life and times, Normannerne (1876-82), and other works on Danish archaeology and ancient literature.