Karl Starbek ( Swede. Karl Starbäck , 1863 - 1931 ) - Swedish mycologist, biographer of Charles Darwin .
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| Date of Birth | December 26, 1863 |
| Place of Birth | parish of st. Olawa, Ostergotland |
| Date of death | September 30, 1931 (67 years old) |
| Place of death | Engelbrekt Parish, Stockholm |
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| Scientific field | mycology |
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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 " Starbäck " . Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
Karl Starbek was born December 26, 1863 in the parish of St. Olav near Norrkoping . From school he was influenced by the botanist Karl Lönnberg went with him on botanical excursions. He studied at Uppsala University , participated in excursions conducted by Rutger Cernander . In 1894 he received a doctorate in philosophy, in his dissertation he considered mushrooms from the herbarium of Elias Fries . In 1895-1896 he taught there as an associate professor.
From 1897 to 1902, Starbek taught at a high school in Hudiksvall , then, until 1928, was an associate professor of natural history and chemistry in Gavle .
Until the 1910s, Starbek was engaged in active political activity, until 1917 he was a member of the liberal party "Association of Freethinkers." From 1902 to 1914 he was a member of parliament. Then he transferred to the right-wing Party of the farmers and the bourgeoisie, in 1921-1924 represented its interests in parliament. He was engaged in the promotion of environmental protection ideas, the organization of national parks, in particular, on the islands of Djurgarden and Blo-Jungfrun . Subsequently, Starbek became an honorary doctor of political sciences at the University of Tübingen .
He died on September 30, 1931 .
Some publications
Starbek was the author of one of the first biographies of Charles Darwin in Swedish.
- Starbäck, K. Studier i Elias Fries' Svampherbarium. - Stockholm, 1894. - 114 p.
Childbirth named after C. Starbeck
- Starbaeckia Rehm , 1890
- Starbaeckiella Syd. , 1919 [= Pyrenula Ach. , 1809 ]
Literature
- Jonas Harvard. Karl Starbäck // Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . - 2007-2011. - Vol. 33. - P. 156.
- Stafleu FA , Cowan RS Taxonomic Literature : [ eng. ] . - Ed. 2. - Utrecht, Antwerpen, The Hague, Boston, 1985. - Vol. V: Sal — Ste. - P. 843-844. - 1066 p. - ISBN 90-313-0631-2 . - DOI : 10.5962 / bhl.title.48631 .