Finnish botanists Elias Lönnrot ( April 9, 1802 - March 19, 1884) was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for composing the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elias Lönnrot"
Dr. Herman Diedrich Spöring Jr. (or Spoering) ( 1733 - 1771) was a Finnish explorer, draughtsman, botanist and a naturalist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Herman Spöring"
Dr. Herman Diedrich Spöring Sr. (or Spoering) ( 1701 - 1747) was a professor of Medicine at the Academy of Åbo in Turku, Finland, and an amateur naturalist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Herman Spöring Sr."
Pehr Kalm ( March 6 1716– November 16 1779) (known in Finland also as Pietari Kalm) was an explorer, a botanist, a naturalist, and an agricultural economist. Among his many accomplishments, Kalm can be credited with the first written description of the Niagara Falls, and the first comprehensive study of North American natural history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pehr Kalm"
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