Georg Heinrich Borowski
![''Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs Amphibien,'' 1783](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/G_H_Borowski_Naturgeschichte_des_Thierreichs_Amphibien.jpg)
Borowski was professor in the department of natural history and domestic economics at the University of Viadrina. In 1781 he described scientifically the Humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') under the name ''Balaena novaeangliae'' in ''Gemeinnüzzige Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs''. Provided by Wikipedia
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