Carl Emil Hansen Ostenfeld ( dates Carl Emil Hansen Ostenfeld ; 1873 - 1931 ) - Danish botanist , mycologist and algologist .
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| Date of Birth | August 3, 1873 |
| Place of Birth | Runners |
| Date of death | January 16, 1931 (57 years old) |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |
| A country | Denmark |
| Scientific field | Botany , Mycology , Algology |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation “ Ostenf. " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
Karl Hansen Ostenfell was born on August 3, 1873 in the city of Runners in Denmark . He studied at the University of Copenhagen with Professor Eugenius Warming . In 1900, Ostenfell became the curator of the Botanical Museum, then became a professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College. In 1923, C.H. Ostenfell became a professor at the University of Copenhagen and director of the Copenhagen Botanical Garden . Karl Ostenfell was a member of the Danish Royal Academy of Sciences .
Ostenfell is known for his scientific work on the flora of Denmark and Western Australia .
Honors
The following places in Greenland are named after Karl Ostenfell:
- Ostenfell Land,
- Nunatak Ostenfell,
Also, several living organisms are named in honor of Ostenfell:
- Ostenfeldiella Ferd. & Winge , 1914 (= Plasmodiophora )
- Euphrasia ostenfeldii ( Pugsley ) Yeo , 1971
- Hieracium ostenfeldii Dahlst. , 1903
- Posidonia ostenfeldii Hartog , 1970
- Taraxacum ostenfeldii Raunk. , 1906
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Literature
- Paulsen, Ove , 1931. CH Ostenfeld . Botanisk Tidsskrift, bd. 41.
- Nelson, E. Charles & Mary JP Scannell, 1978. CEH Ostenfeld's Western Australian plants in the Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin . Glasra 2: 1–24.