Michael Sars (30 August 1805 – 22 October 1869) was a Norwegian theologian and biologist.

Biography

Sars was born in Bergen, Norway. He studied natural history and theology at Royal Frederick University from 1823 and completed a cand.theol. degree in 1828. For several years he taught at a number of different schools, firstly in Christiania (now Oslo) and then in Bergen. In 1831 he was appointed vicar to Kinn Church on the Norwegian north-west coast;

Work

Sars issued his first publication in 1829 – ' ("Contributions to the Natural History of Marine Animals"); a second followed in 1835 – ' ("Descriptions and Observations of some strange or new animals found off the coast of Bergen, belonging to the ..."). As a result of one of his dredging expeditions, Sars described the first living stalked crinoid to be described,

See also

  • The ship M/S Michael Sars

References

  • Some biographical information and a partial list of species he described