Jacob Georg Agardh

Jacob Georg Agardh
Jacob Georg Agardh (1813–1901) painted by Oscar Björck in 1893
Born8 December 1813
Lund, Sweden
Died17 January 1901 (1901-01-18) (aged 87)
Lund, Sweden
CitizenshipSweden
Known forSpecies, Genera et Ordines Algarum (1843–1863)
AwardsRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)J.Agardh

Jacob Georg Agardh (8 December 1813 in Lund, Sweden – 17 January 1901[1] in Lund, Sweden) was a Swedish botanist, phycologist, and taxonomist.[2]

  1. ^ "Jacob G Agardh – Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ^ Hunt Botanical Library, Carnegie-Mellon University (1972). Biographical Dictionary of Botanists Represented in the Hunt Institute Portrait Collection. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co. p. 4. ISBN 0-8161-1023-9.