Gregers Wad
Biography1755 - 1832
About the artist
Gregers Wad (Vilborg, Denmark, 18 June 1755- Copenhagen, Denmark, 25 March 1832) was a Danish mineralogist & zoologist.
Initially studying theology, he switched to natural history and became a student of M.T. Brünnich. After graduation, he made several excursion throughout Europe. When he returned from Italy, Wad was appointed professor of mineralogy and zoology and curator of the collections of the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Natural History Museum. In the same year 1803, he took the job as the first professor at the Mineralogical Museum in Copenhagen.
Initially studying theology, he switched to natural history and became a student of M.T. Brünnich. After graduation, he made several excursion throughout Europe. When he returned from Italy, Wad was appointed professor of mineralogy and zoology and curator of the collections of the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Natural History Museum. In the same year 1803, he took the job as the first professor at the Mineralogical Museum in Copenhagen.
