Bernt Arne Lynge

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Bernt Arne in the 1930s

Bernt Arne Lynge (9 July 1884 – 28 January 1942) was a Norwegian

botanist. He specialized in lichen, in particular species from the Arctic and Antarctica.[1]

Lynge was born at Lyngør in Aust-Agder, Norway. After graduation, he was employed as an assistant in the University of Oslo Botanical Garden and later curator at the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo. He was appointed professor of botany at the University of Oslo from 1935. Lynge was elected to the Norwegian Academy of Science.[2] His publications included Studies on the Lichen Flora of Norway (1921) and Vascular Plants from Novaya Semlyen (1923). The Spitsbergen glacier Lyngebreen is named after him.[3] [4][5]

The standard author abbreviation Lynge is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Inger Nordal. "Bernt Arne Lynge". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  2. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Lyngebreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Bernt Lynge". Allkunne.no. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Bernt Lynge". Den Store Danske. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Lynge.


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