Rolf Dahlgren
Rolf Dahlgren | |
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| Born | 7 July 1932 Danish |
| Known for | Dahlgren system |
| Spouse | Gertrud Dahlgren |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Copenhagen |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | R.Dahlgren |
Rolf Martin Theodor Dahlgren (7 July 1932 – 14 February 1987) was a
from 1973 to his death.Life
Dahlgren was born in
PhD degree in Botany in (1963) at Lund University.[2] He was killed in a car crash in Scania, Sweden on 14 February 1987.[3]
Career
He continued working on
Monocotyledons, published with Harold Trevor Clifford and Peter Frederick Yeo, has had profound influence well into the molecular age.[5][6]
A Rolf Dahlgren Memorial Symposium was held in Berlin, Germany later in 1987. The couple had three children, Susanna, Helena and Fredrik.[7]
In 1986, he was elected member of
Dahlgrenodendron (J.H. Ross) J.J.M. van der Merwe & A.E. van Wyk was named to him honour in 1988[8]
List of selected publications
- Dahlgren, Rolf (1963). Studies on Aspalathus and some related genera in South Africa (PhD thesis). Lund: Lund University.
- Dahlgren, Rolf (1974–76). Angiospermernes taxonomi, vol. 1-4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.
- Dahlgren, R. (1975). "A system of classification of angiosperms to be used to demonstrate the distribution of characters". Botaniska Notiser. 128: 119–147.
- Dahlgren R. (1975b). The distribution of characters within an angiosperm system. I. Some embryological characters. Botaniska Notiser 128: 181–197
- Dahlgren, Rolf (1977). A commentary on a diagrammatic presentation of the angiosperms in relation to the distribution of character states. pp. 253–284. in Kubitzki (1977)
- Dahlgren, R., 1977b. A note on the Taxonomy of the 'Synpetalae' and related groups. Publications of the Cairo University Herbarium, 7–8: 83- 102.
- Dahlgren. R., Nielsen, B. J., Goldblait, P. & Rourke, J. P., 1979. Further notes on Retziaceae, its chemical contents and affinities. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 66: 545-556
- Dahlgren, R., Jensen, S. R., & Nielsen, B. J., 1976. Iridoid compounds in Fouquieraceae and notes on its possible affinities. Bolaniska Notiser 129: 207-212.
- Dahlgren, R. M. T. (February 1980). "A revised system of classification of the angiosperms". .
- Dahlgren, Rolf; Clifford, H. T. (1982). The monocotyledons: A comparative study. London and New York: Academic Press. ISBN 9780122006807.
- Dahlgren R.(1983). "General Aspects of Angiosperm Evolution and Macrosystematics". Nordic Journal of Botany 3: 119-149
- Dahlgren, Rolf; Rasmussen, F.N. (1983). "Monocotyledon Evolution: Characters and Phylogenetic Estimation". Evolutionary Biology. Vol. 16. pp. 255–395. )
- Dahlgren, Rolf M.; Clifford, H. T.; Yeo, Peter (1985). The families of the monocotyledons: Structure, evolution, and taxonomy. Berlin and New York: Springer-Verlag.
- Dahlgren, Rolf; Lu, An-ming (1985). "Campynemanthe (Campynemaceae): Morphology, microsporogenesis, early ovule ontogeny and relationships". Nordic Journal of Botany. 5 (4): 321–330. .
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Vem Är Vem - Skåne, Halland, Blekinge (ed. Åke Davidsson), 2nd edn. Bokförlaget Vem är vem, Stockholm, 1966; p. 167
- ^ Dahlgren, Rolf (1963). Studies on Aspalathus and some related genera in South Africa (PhD thesis). Lund: Lund University.
- ^ Strid 1987.
- ^ Dahlgren, Rolf (1974–76). Angiospermernes taxonomi, vol. 1-4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.
- ^ Dahlgren & Clifford 1982.
- ^ Dahlgren, Clifford & Yeo 1985.
- ^ van Wyk 1987.
- .
- ^ International Plant Names Index. R.Dahlgren.
Sources
- ISBN 9783211814345. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- Strid, Arne (1987). "Rolf Dahlgren (1932-1987)". Taxon. 36 (3): 698–699. JSTOR 1221891.
- van Wyk, A. E. (1987). "Obituary: Rolf Dahlgren (1932-1987)". Bothalia. 17 (2): 261–266. .
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