Johan Ernst Gunnerus

Right Reverend Johan Ernst Gunnerus
Born	(1718-02-26)26 February 1718 Christiania, Norway
Died	25 September 1773(1773-09-25) (aged 55) Christiania, Norway
Education	University of Copenhagen, University of Halle, University of Jena
Known for	Flora Norvegica
Title	Bishop
Parent(s)	Erasmus Gunnerus and Anna Gerhard
Awards	Foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science
Scientific career
Fields	Bishop, botanist, zoologist
Institutions	Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros, Trondheim; University of Copenhagen
Author abbrev. (botany)	Gunnerus
Author abbrev. (zoology)	Gunnerus

Johan Ernst Gunnerus (26 February 1718 – 25 September 1773) was a Norwegian bishop and botanist. Gunnerus was born at Christiania. He was bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros from 1758 until his death and also a professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen.