Peter Ascanius

Peter Ascanius
Born(1723-05-24)24 May 1723
Aure, Romsdalen, Norway.
Died4 June 1803(1803-06-04) (aged 80)
CitizenshipNorwegian
Scientific career
FieldsBiologist
Academic advisorsCarl Linnaeus
Johan Gottschalk Wallerius

Peter Ascanius (24 May 1723 – 4 June 1803) was a Norwegian-Danish biologist and geologist. He was a professor of zoology and mineralogy.