Pehr

Article summary

Pehr is a predominantly Swedish language masculine give name and may refer to: *Pehr Adlerfelt (1680–1743), Swedish Army colonel *Pehr von Afzelius (1760–1843), Swedish medical doctor and professor *Pehr Victor Edman (1916—1977), Swedish biochemist *Pehr von Ehrenheim (1823–1918), Swedish politician *Pehr Forsskål (also known as Peter Forsskål; 1732–1763), Swedish-Finnish explorer, orientalist and naturalist *Pehr Götrek (1798–1876), Swedish Christian communist *Pehr Gyllenhammar (1901–1988), Swedish businessman *Pehr G. Gyllenhammar (born 1935), Swedish businessman *Pehr Harbury (born 1965), American biochemist *Pehr Hilleström (1732–1816), Swedish artist *Pehr Ferdinand Holm (1844–1917), Swedish-born New Zealand mariner *Pehr G. Holmes (1881–1952), Swedish-born American politician *Pehr Hörberg (1746–1816), Swedish painter and musician *Pehr Janse (1893–1961), Swedish Army major general *Pehr Kalm (1716–1779), Finnish explorer and naturalist *Pehr Henrik Ling (1776–1839), Swedish physical education teacher *Pehr Löfling (1729–1756), Swedish botanist *Pehr Magnebrant (born 1970), Swedish golfer *Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944–2008), Finnish composer *Pehr Osbeck (1723–1805), Swedish explorer and naturalist *Pehr August Peterson (1846–1927), Swedish-born American businessman, civic leader and philanthropist *Pehr Philander (c.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1935 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1746 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1308443543