Clas Bjerkander


Clas Bjerkander was a Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist.
A Lutheran pastor, Bjerkander studied at the University of Uppsala.
With Anders Dahl he wrote Svenska Topographiska Sällskapet i Skara and, as sole author several short scientific papers on Microlepidoptera.
Taxa named for him include
In 1778, Bjerkander was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.