Carl Adolph Agardh

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Carl Adolph Agardh
Biological Classification, Systema algarum
AwardsRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Church (bishop)
InstitutionsLund University, Karlstad
Author abbrev. (botany)C. Agardh

Carl Adolph Agardh (23 January 1785 in

botanist specializing in algae, who was eventually appointed bishop of Karlstad
.

Biography

In 1807 he was appointed teacher of mathematics at Lund University, in 1812 appointed professor of botany and natural sciences,[1] and was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1817, and of the Swedish Academy in 1831.

He was ordained a clergyman in 1816, received two parishes as

rector magnificus of Lund University 1819-1820 and was appointed bishop of Karlstad in 1835, where he remained until his death.[2] He was the father of Jacob Georg Agardh, also a botanist.[1]

System of plant classification

The Classes Plantarum

natural orders
are grouped. These are, with class numbers;

  1. Acotyledonae 1–3 (
    Fungi
    )
  2. Pseudocotyledonae 4–7 (Muscoideae, Tetradidymae,
    Filices, Equisetaceae
    )
  3. Cryptocotyledonae 8–12 (Macropodae, Spadicinae,
    Liliiflorae, Gynandrae
    )
  4. Phanerocotyledonae incompletae 13–16 (Micranthae, Oleraceae, Epichlamydeae, Columnantherae)
  5. Phanerocotyledonae completae, hypogynae, monopetalae 17 (Tubiflorae)
  6. Phanerocotyledonae completae, hypogynae, polypetalae 18–22 (Centrisporae, Brevistylae, Polycarpellae, Valvisporae, Columniferae)
  7. Phanerocotyledonae completae, discigynae, monopetalae 23 (Tetraspermae)
  8. Phanerocotyledonae completae, discigynae, polypetalae 24–26 (Gynobaseae, Trihilitae, Hypodicarpae)
  9. Phanerocotyledonae completae, porigynae 27–33 (Subaggregatae, Aridifoliae, Succulentae, Calycanthemae, Peponiferae, Icosandrae,
    Leguminosae
    )

Each class then contains a number of orders (

families
). For instance, Liliiflorae contains 11 orders;

Publications

He devoted considerable attention to

biological classification, and Icones Algarum (1824, 1820–28, and 1828–35). The greatest part of his Manual of Botany (2 vols., Malmoe, 1829–32) has been translated into German.[1]

List of selected publications

See also: Category:Taxa named by Carl Adolph Agardh
The standard author abbreviation C. Agardh is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Agardh notes that his Coronariae includes Linnaeus's Coronariae and Liliaceae, orders 9 and 10 of the latter

References

  1. ^
    The American Cyclopædia
    .
  2. ^ Eriksson 1970.
  3. ^ a b Agardh 1825.
  4. New International Encyclopedia
    (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  C. Agardh.

Bibliography

External links

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Cultural offices
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Seat No 4
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Religious titles
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 Bishop of Karlstad
1835–1859 		Succeeded by
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