Adolf Hugo Magnusson ( Swede. Adolf Hugo Magnusson , 1885 - 1964 ) - Swedish lichenologist.
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| Swede. Hugo magnusson | |
| Date of Birth | March 1, 1885 |
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| Date of death | July 14, 1964 (aged 79) |
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| Scientific field | lichenology |
| supervisor | R. Cernander |
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Author of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation “ H.Magn. " . Personal page on IPNI website |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Some scientific works
- 3 Births named after H. Magnusson
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Biography
Born March 1, 1885 in Gottreur in southern Sweden, in the family of a school teacher Johan Adolf Magnusson and his wife Sofia Christina Ulsson. In 1904 he entered Uppsala University , however, he was forced to temporarily leave his studies for financial reasons. In 1909 he entered the University of Gothenburg , graduated in 1913 with a bachelor's degree. In 1914 he received a Ph.D.
Magnusson worked as a school teacher in Gothenburg for almost 40 years. During the summer holidays he regularly went on expeditions to Sweden, in 1919 and 1921 - to Abiska , in 1924 - to Luxel . Also in the 1920s, Magnusson visited a number of European herbaria to study lichen specimens located there.
In 1935, the processing of the Acarosporaceae and Thelocarpaceae families in Kryptogamen-Flora by Magnusson was published. In 1940, he published a work on lichens in Mongolia and other parts of Central Asia, based on samples brought by Sven Anders Hedin . In the 1940s, Magnusson studied the lichens of the Hawaiian Islands, samples of which he sent Karl Scottsberg .
Magnusson's last work was an unfinished monograph on the genus Ramalina . In the 1950s, he visited several herbaria in Central Europe to examine specimens of this genus; in 1958 he traveled to the United States.
He died on July 14, 1964 .
Some scientific papers
- Magnusson H. A monograph of the Scandinavian species of Acarospora. - 1924. - 149 p.
- Magnusson H. Studies in the Rivulosa-group of the genus Lecidea. - 1925. - 50 p.
- Magnusson H. Studies on boreal Stereocaula. - 1926. - 89 p.
- Magnusson H. Flora över Skandinaviens busk-och bladlavar. - 1929. - 127 p.
- Magnusson H. A monograph on the genus Acarospora. - 1930. - 400 p.
- Magnusson H. On saxicolous species of the genus Lecidea. - 1936. - 52 p.
- Magnusson H. Förteckning över Skandinaviens växter. Lavar. - 1936. - 91 p.
- Magnusson H. Studies in species of Lecanora. - 1939. - 182 p.
Births named after H. Magnusson
- Magnussoniolichen Tomas. & Cif. 1952 = Staurothele Norman , 1853, nom. cons.
- Magnussoniomyces Cif. & Tomas., 1953 , nom. superfl.
Literature
- Stafleu FA , Cowan RS Taxonomic Literature : [ eng. ] . - Ed. 2. - Utrecht, The Hague, 1981. - Vol. III: Lh — O. - P. 247-248. - 980 p. - ISBN 90-313-0444-1 . - DOI : 10.5962 / bhl.title.48631 .
Links
- O. Almborn. A Hugo Magnusson (Swedish) . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . Date of treatment January 17, 2016. Archived January 17, 2016.