Alfred Hansen (botanist)
Hans Alfred Hansen (born October 2, 1925 in Snekkemose, municipality Rise Sogn on Ærø , Denmark ; † January 29, 2008 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish botanist .
Life
His research area included the flora of the Mediterranean and Macaronesia as well as the flora change in Denmark. The main part of his professional activity took place at the Botanical Museum of the University of Copenhagen , where he was custodian of the Danish herbarium from 1960 to 1995 . He has recombined or newly described over 50 plant species, most of them together with his Norwegian colleague Per Sunding (* 1937).
His botanical author abbreviation is " A.Hansen ".
Publications (selection)
- A. Hansen: Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Archipelago of Madeira, With a special list of plants, including cryptogams, from the Salvage Islands, 77. S. Funchal, 1969
- A. Hansen: Flora of the Santorini archipelago. Candollea, 26.55 p., 1971
- A. Hansen, CA Jørgensen & E. Rostrup: Den danske flora, En populær vejledning til at lære de danske planter at kende. 664 pp. 1973
- E. Dias & A. Hansen: A new botanical bibliography of the Azores. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal 42, pp. 184-216. 1990
- A. Hansen & P. Sunding: Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of Vascular Plants. Sommerfeltia, Oslo, 1993.
- A. Hansen & P. Sunding: Botanical Bibliography of the Canary Islands. Botanical Garden and Museum, University of Oslo, 1994
Plants newly described by Alfred Hansen (selection)
- Arrhenatherum calderae A. Hansen
- Carex calderae A. Hansen
- Erigeron calderae A. Hansen
- Fritillaria rhodia A. Hansen
- Rubus palmensis A. Hansen
- Vicia costae A. Hansen
Honors
In honor of A. Hansen the following was named:
- Pericallis hansenii (G. Kunkel) Sunding
literature
- ↑ Ib Friis & Henrik Ærenlund Pedersen: Alfred Hansen, 1925–2008, in Taxon 59 (6), pp. 1942–1943, 2010.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Alfred Hansen (botanist) at the IPNI
- Entry in Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hansen, Alfred |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hansen, Hans Alfred |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish botanist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1925 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Snekkemose, Rise Municipality, Ærø, Denmark |
DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 2008 |
Place of death | Copenhagen |