Carl Christensen
Carl Frederik Albert Christensen (born January 16, 1872 in Kallehaugegaard, Lolland , † November 24, 1942 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish systematic botanist and first describer of numerous species of ferns. His abbreviation as a botanist is C.Chr.
Live and act
Christensen studied natural history at the University of Copenhagen with Eugenius Warming . He was the first superintendent at the Botanical Museum in Copenhagen. Christensen specialized in ferns and published a catalog on pteridophytes , the Index Filicum . He also wrote a three-volume work on the history of botany in Denmark.
Honors
Named after Christensen is a genus Christensenia Maxon from the Marattiaceae family .
Works
- Index filicum; sive Enumeratio omnium generum specierumque filicum et hydropteridum from anno 1753 ad finem anni 1905 descriptorum adjectis synonymis principalibus, area geographica etc. Verlag H. Hagerup, Copenhagen, 1906. Published in 12 fascicles (1753–1906) and 4 supplements (1906–1912, 1913-1917, 1917-1933, 1934-1960).
- On a natural classification of the species of Dryopteris , København, 1911
- Den danske botaniks historie, med tilhørende bibliografi. , H. Hagerups Forlag København, 1924–26, three volumes.
- Index filicum: supplementum , Otto Koeltz Antiquariat Koenigstein, 1973- <1997>
Individual evidence
- ↑ Walter Erhardt among others: The great pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names . Volume 2, page 1904. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
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| SURNAME | Christensen, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Christensen, Carl Frederik Albert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish systematic botanist and first descriptor of numerous species of ferns |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lolland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 24, 1942 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |