Theodor Magnus Fries
Theodor (Thore) Magnus Fries (born October 28, 1832 in the parish of Femsjö , Jönköpings län ; † March 29, 1913 in Uppsala ) was a Swedish botanist . His official botanical author's abbreviation is “ Th.Fr. "; earlier the abbreviation “ Th.Fries jr. " in use.
Live and act
The son of the botanist Elias Magnus Fries (1794–1878) began studying at Uppsala University in 1851 . As early as 1853 he became an assistant at the local botanical garden and museum. In 1857 he became a lecturer in botany, in 1862 an adjunct of the same and economics. Fries, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 1865 , was appointed professor of botany in 1877 and studied lichen intensively . He served as rector of Uppsala University from 1893 to 1899 . From 1902 to 1903 he wrote a two-volume biography about Carl von Linné (1707–1778).
Works
- Monographia Stereocaulorum et Pilophororum . 1858.
- Lichenes arctoi Europae Groenlandiaeque hactenus cogniti . 1860.
- Lichenographia Scandinavica sive dispositio lichenum in Dania, Suecia, Norvegia, Fennia, Lapponia, rossica hactenus collectorum . (1871-1874).
- Linnaeus: Lefnadsteckning . Stockholm 1903 (2 volumes).
- Scandinavia's tryfflar och tryffelliknande svampar . In: Svensk Botansk Tidskrift . tape 3 , 1909, pp. 223-300 ( archive.org ).
literature
- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names. Edited by Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
- Theodor Magnus Fries . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-K . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 361 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Theodor Magnus Fries . In: John Rosén, Theodor Westrin, BF Olsson (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 1st edition. tape 5 : Folkvisor – Grimnesmål . Gernandts boktryckeri, Stockholm 1882, Sp. 380 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Entry ( October 7, 2007 memento on the Internet Archive ) at Illinois Mycological Association
Web links
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for Theodor Magnus Fries at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fries, Theodor Magnus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fries, Theodor Magnus (full name); Fries, Thore Magnus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Femsjö parish , Jönköpings län |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1913 |
| Place of death | Uppsala |