Jacob Georg Agardh
Jacob Georg Agardh | |
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.jpg) Jacob Georg Agardh (1813–1901) painted by Oscar Björck in 1893 | |
| Born | 8 December 1813 |
| Died | 17 January 1901 (aged 87) |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
| Known for | Species, Genera et Ordines Algarum (1843–1863) |
| Awards | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | J. Agardh |
Jacob Georg Agardh (8 December 1813 in
taxonomist.[2]
He was the son of
In 1849, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Agardh was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1878.[6] It is said that the naturalist Mary Philadelphia Merrifield learnt Swedish in order that she could correspond with him.[7]
Works
His principal work, Species, Genera et Ordines Algarum (4 vols., Lund, 1848–63), was a standard authority.[3]
See also
- Swedish botanist Jacob Agardh identified Baudinet's algal specimens
References
- ^ "Jacob G Agardh – Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ISBN 0-8161-1023-9.
- ^ The American Cyclopædia.
- New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- ^ Botaniska trädgården. "A Brief History of the Lund University Botanical Garden". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-585-27684-7.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. J. Agardh.
Further reading
- Eriksson, G. (1970). "Agardh, Jacob Georg". ISBN 0-684-10114-9.
- Theoria Systematis Plantarum; Accredit Familiarum Phanerogarum in Series Naturales Disposito, Secundum Structurae Normas et Evolutionis Gradus Instituta. Lund Apr–Sep 1858
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