Peter Vogelius Deinboll


Peter Vogelius Deinboll was a Danish-Norwegian priest, parliamentary representative and entomologist. He was the son of Christian Deinboll and Karen Christiane Holm, and lived most of his adult life in Norway, serving as a vicar in East Finnmark and later at Løten in Hedmark. He married Anna Marie Dorthea Deinboll and they raised a son August Thorvald Deinboll.
His interest in politics led him to the Storting as representative of Finnmark for the terms 1821 and 1824. For his considerable contributions to science and politics he was made a knight of the Order of St. Olav.