Adolf Hugo Magnusson
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Adolf Hugo Magnusson (1 March 1885 – 14 July 1964) was a Swedish naturalist who specialized in lichenology. He was a school teacher in Gothenburg from 1909 to 1948, but spent his spare time on the study of lichens. Magnusson published many monographs and floristic papers, specializing in crustose lichens. He formally described about 900 new taxa, specializing in the genera Lecidea, Lecanora, Caloplaca, and Acarospora.
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Adolf Hugo Magnusson | |
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Born | (1885-03-01)March 1, 1885 Gottröra, Sweden |
Died | July 14, 1964(1964-07-14) (aged 79) Göteborg, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Lichenology |
Author abbrev. (botany) | H.Magn.[1] |
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