Kåre Bremer
Kåre Bremer | |
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Born | 17 January 1948 |
Nationality | Swedish |
Known for | APG |
Scientific career | |
Author abbrev. (botany) | K.Bremer |
Kåre Bremer (born 17 January 1948) is a
Career
Professor Bremer received his doctorate in botany from Stockholm University in 1976, where he worked as
Following this Bremer was installed as Professor of Systematic Botany at Uppsala University in 1989, where he also became head of the department from 1992 to 1999, and Dean of Biology from 1993 to 1999. From 2001 to 2004 he was Secretary for Science and Technology Studies at the Swedish Research Council. In January 2004 he left the University of Uppsala to take up a position as Rector (Vice-Chancellor) at Stockholm University on 1 February that year.[1] He is currently professor of Systematic Botany at that university.[2]
Personal life
He is married to his colleague, Birgitta Bremer, and they have two children.
Achievements
Professor Bremer is a board member of the Swedish Association of Universities and Institutes of Higher Education (Sveriges universitets- och högskoleförbund, SUHF) and is a member of the
The work of the Bremers at Uppsala University became the basis for the modern system of
Moreover, Bremer is known for several important innovations in phylogenetics (Bremer's support [9]) and biogeography (ancestral areas analysis [10]).
Species
Two African species of the Asteraceae family have been named after him, Athanasia bremeri and Pseudoblepharispermum bremeri.
References
- ^ "Stockholm University:Vice-Chancellor Kåre Bremer appointed "Friend of the Students of Stockholm"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ "Stockholm University: Prof Kåre Bremer". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ "Swedish Academy of Sciences: Kåre Bremer". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- ^ Sveriges Kungahus: Medaljförläningar 2006-06-06[permanent dead link]
- ^ Swedish Royal Court: The King's Medal 2006
- JSTOR 2992015.
- ^ Bremer, K.; Bremer, B.; Thulin, M. (1995). Introduction to Phylogeny and Systematics of Flowering Plants (1 ed.). Uppsala University.
- ^ Bremer, K.; Bremer, B.; Thulin, M. (1996). "Classification of flowering plants". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ Bremer, K. (1994). Branch support and tree stability. Cladistics. 10 (3): 295–304.
- ^ Bremer, K. (1992). Ancestral Areas: A Cladistic Reinterpretation of the Center of Origin Concept. Systematic Biology, 41(4): 436–445.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. K.Bremer.
Sources
- Personal website: Kåre Bremer
- Website: Birgitta Bremer Archived 2019-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Harvard Botanist Index