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Jacob Georg Agardh
Botanist, Award Winner
1813 – 1901
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Who was Jacob Georg Agardh?
Jacob Georg Agardh was a Swedish botanist, phycologist, and taxonomist.
He was the son of Carl Adolph Agardh, and from 1854 until 1879 was professor of botany at Lund University. Agardh designed the current 1862 blueprints for the botanical garden Botaniska trädgården in Lund.
In 1849, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Agardh was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1878.
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- Born
- Dec 8, 1813
Lund - Also known as
- 雅各布·格奧爾格·阿加德
- Агард, Якоб Георг
- Parents
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 17, 1901
Lund
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on July 23, 2013
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