Alexander von Nordmann

Alexander von Nordmann (24 May 1803 in Ruotsinsalmi, Vyborg Governorate – 25 June 1866 in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland) was a 19th-century Finnish biologist, who contributed to zoology, parasitology, botany and paleontology.

He started academic studies at the Imperial Academy of Turku, and at that time also acted as a curator of the entomological collections.

His first major work was a microscopical description of tens of parasitic worms and crustaceans from the eyes and other organs of fishes and other animals, including man.

He participated in several expeditions and collected natural history specimens in southern Russia and adjacent regions.

[1] The cladoceran Evadne nordmanni, the Nordmann fir Abies nordmanniana and at least seven other species and one genus (Nordmannia) have been named after him.