Jacob Georg Agardh | |
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![]() Jacob Georg Agardh (1813–1901) painted by Oscar Björck in 1893 | |
Born | 8 December 1813 Lund, Sweden |
Died | 17 January 1901 Lund, Sweden | (aged 87)
Citizenship | Sweden |
Known for | Species, Genera et Ordines Algarum (1843–1863) |
Awards | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Author abbrev. (botany) | J.Agardh |
Jacob Georg Agardh (8 December 1813 in Lund, Sweden – 17 January 1901[1] in Lund, Sweden) was a Swedish botanist, phycologist, and taxonomist.[2]