Ernst Jakob Lennart von Post | |
|---|---|
 Lennart von Post | |
| Born | 16 June 1884 Johannesberg, Västmanland County, Sweden |
| Died | 11 January 1951 (aged 66) Engelbrekt Parish, Stockholm County, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Known for | Palynology, Quaternary geology |
| Awards | Vega Medal (1944) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, Botany, Palynology |
| Institutions | Swedish Geological Survey, Stockholms Högskola |
Ernst Jakob Lennart von Post (16 June 1884 – 11 January 1951)[1] was a Swedish naturalist and geologist. He was the first to publish quantitative analysis of pollen and is counted as one of the founders of palynology. He was a professor at Stockholm University 1929–1950.[2]
- ^ Obituary by J. Iversen (1951); Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 12(1): 155-119 Danish full text
- ^ "E J Lennart Post, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 1 September 2020.