biology

Oluf Winge

Oluf Winge is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Oluf Winge rather than just read about it. In short: Gustav Oluf Bang Winge (14 May 1855 Copenhagen – 16 February 1889) was a Danish zoologist. Biography The older brother of the zoologist Herluf Winge, Oluf also had since childhood a great interest in animals.

Key takeaways

Oluf Winge belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Oluf Winge to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Oluf Winge from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Gustav Oluf Bang Winge (14 May 1855 Copenhagen – 16 February 1889) was a Danish zoologist.

Biography The older brother of the zoologist Herluf Winge, Oluf also had since childhood a great interest in animals. He took in 1881 the title of "Magisterkonferens" in Natural History and in 1883 became assistant at the Zoologisk Museum. He worked mainly with ornithology, such as the birds recovered from the lighthouses in Denmark and his most important work, "Fugle fra Knoglehuler i Brasilien" (1888), on the fossil birds discovered in the caves in of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil by his compatriot paleontologist Peter Wilhelm Lund. He died in 1889, 33 years old, from an "incurable breast suffering". The Pleistocene condor genus Wingegyps is named after him.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Oluf Winge

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Oluf Winge claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Oluf Winge before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Oluf Winge ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Oluf Winge

In research: Oluf Winge appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Oluf Winge in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Oluf Winge is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1855 births, 1889 deaths, Danish scientist stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Oluf Winge outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Oluf Winge in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Oluf Winge means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Oluf Winge out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Oluf Winge in simple terms?

Gustav Oluf Bang Winge (14 May 1855 Copenhagen – 16 February 1889) was a Danish zoologist. Biography The older brother of the zoologist Herluf Winge, Oluf also had since childhood a great interest in animals.

Why does Oluf Winge matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Oluf Winge?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Oluf Winge.