Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch (8 January 1805 – 26 August 1883) was a Norwegian zoologist and educator.

He was born at Eidsberg in Østfold, Norway. Rasch studied botany and zoology at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo). He was a professor of zoology and natural science at the University of Oslo from 1852 to 1874, having previously been a lector since 1847.

Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch

An avid hunter and sportsman, he published the book Jagten i Norge (1845) as well as works about livestock, oyster cultivation and beekeeping. He was among the founders of the Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug, a precursor to the Norwegian Confederation of Sports, in 1861.

Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch

Rasch was decorated as a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1863 and received the Silver Medal of the Société Impériale Zoologique d'Acclimatation at Paris in 1866.

Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch

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1805 births

1883 deaths

People from Eidsberg

University of Oslo alumni

19th-century Norwegian zoologists

Norwegian non-fiction writers

Academic staff of the University of Oslo

19th-century Norwegian writers

Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal