Peter Artedi or Petrus Arctaedius (22 February 1705 – 28 September 1735) was a Swedish naturalist and is known as the "father of Ichthyology."Artedi was born in Anundsjö in the province of Ångermanland. Intending to become a clergyman, he went, in 1724, to study theology at Uppsala University, but he turned his attention to medicine and natural history, especially fishes. In 1728 his countryman Carolus Linnaeus arrived in Uppsala, and a lasting friendship was formed between the two.
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