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Rutger Sernander
Swedish scientist (1866–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johan Rutger Sernander (2 November 1866 – 27 October 1944) was a Swedish botanist, geologist and archaeologist. He was one of the founders of the study of palynology which would later be developed by Lennart von Post, as well as a pioneer in the early Swedish natural conservation and ecology movements. He was among other societies a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,[1] the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities and Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[2] Sernander was one of the founders of the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in 1909, as well as its chairman during a number of the first years.[3]
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Johan Rutger Sernander | |
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Born | 2 November 1866 Viby, Närke, Sweden |
Died | 27 October 1944 (1944-10-28) (aged 77) Uppsala, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Known for | Palynology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology, Botany, Palynology, Archaeology |
Institutions | Uppsala University |
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