Jens Vahl
Jens Laurentius Moestue Vahl (27 November 1796 – 12 November 1854) was a
botanist and pharmacist.[1]
Biography
He was son of the
zoologist Martin Vahl (1749-1804). Jens Vahl graduated as a pharmacist in 1819 and then started studying botany and chemistry.[2]
Vahl participated
flora of Greenland. In contrast to his predecessors, Vahl made meticulous notes on the finding circumstances, like exact location and habitat
of the plants.
In 1838–1839, Vahl participated in a French expedition led by Joseph Paul Gaimard (1796–1858) to Nordkapp and Spitsbergen.[3] In 1840, he was made assistant at the Botanic Garden in Copenhagen. He described many new species, e.g. Draba arctica, but he did not finish the planned Greenlandic flora before his death. His successor, Johan Lange, picked up the task two decades later, which resulted in Conspectus Florae Groenlandicae (1887–1894). Together with Salomon Drejer and Joakim Frederik Schouw, Vahl was the publisher of Flora Danica Fasc. 38.[4][5]
Two plant genera have been named in his honour:
References
- ^ "Vahl, Jens Laurentius Moestue, 1796-1854". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Per M. Jørgensen (1999). "Martin Vahl (1749-1804)– den første norske botanikkprofessor" (PDF). Norges Botaniske Annaler. 49Blyttia 57(2). Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "La Recherche-ekspedisjonen". Universitetsbiblioteket i Tromsø. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ IPNI query
- ^ Lange, J., ed. (1887–1894). Conspectus Florae Groenlandicae: Oversigt over Grønlands flora, pars 1-3. Meddelelser om Grønland. Vol. 3. With contributions of C. Jensen, J.S. Deichmann Branth, C. Grønlund, L. Kolderup Rosenvinge and E. Rostrup.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. J.Vahl.
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