Harald Lindberg
Harald Lindberg (born November 2, 1871 in Helsinki , † March 13, 1963 ibid) was a Finnish botanist of Swedish descent. His father was the bryologist Sextus Otto Lindberg (1835-1889). His botanical author's abbreviation is " H. Lindb. "
Live and act
Lindberg studied science at the University of Helsinki . After graduating, he worked as a secondary school teacher for a few years. In 1910 Lindberg received his doctorate from the University of Helsinki with a dissertation on Alchemilla vulgaris . He then worked as the first conservator at the Helsinki Botanical Museum until his retirement in 1941 .
Throughout his career, Lindberg collected and studied the flora of Fennos Scandinavia , including subfossil species and mosses . Lindberg made important discoveries in his studies of the native plants of southern Europe and northern Africa, e. B. in Spain , Sicily , Greece , Cyprus and Morocco . In 1932 he visited Great Britain and Ireland , where he collected species of the genus Taraxacum .
In his work in taxonomy, he described 150 new species. From 1906 to 1945 he was entrusted with the compilation of the Plantae Finlandiae Exsiccatae . In the field of entomology, Lindberg published the treatise Coleoptera insularum Canariensium (1958).
Honors
In 1969, the grass genus Lindbergella was named by Norman Loftus Bor in his honor.
Works
- Enumeratio plantarum in Fennoscandia orientali sponte et subsponte nascentium. 1901.
- Schedae operis quod inscribitur Plantae Finlandiae exsiccatae e Museo Botanico Universitatis Helsingforsiensis distributae . 1906-1944.
- Itinera mediterranea. 1932.
- The fruits of the Taraxacum species of Finland. 1935.
- Iter Cyprium. 1946.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c JSTOR Global Plants Biography
- ↑ Coleoptera insularum Canariensium in the Google book search
- ↑ Biodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature. A selective guide to botanical publications
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
- ^ Harald Lindberg In: Open Library publications.
Web links
- Lindberg, Harald. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden (with a list of the plant names described including mosses). Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Harald Lindberg at the IPNI (without mosses)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lindberg, Harald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | H. Lindb. (botanical author abbreviation); Lindb. f. (bryological author abbreviation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish botanist of Swedish descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1963 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |