About Åke Gustafsson
Lived 1908 – 1988 (aged 80). Åke Gustafsson was a Swedish botanist, university teacher, geneticist, poet and forestry scientist.
Karl Åke Torsten Gustafsson (1908–1988) was a Swedish botanist and geneticist, who was also known as an essayist and poet. He was professor at the (the Swedish Institute for Forest Research) 1947–1968 and at Lund University 1968–1974.
In 1949 he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and in 1966 a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Who was Åke Gustafsson?
Swedish botanist (1908-1988)
When was Åke Gustafsson born?
Åke Gustafsson was born on 8 April 1908 in Stockholm.
When did Åke Gustafsson die?
Åke Gustafsson died on 14 November 1988 in Lund.
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Åke Gustafsson was a botanist, university teacher, geneticist, poet and forestry scientist.
What nationality was Åke Gustafsson?
Åke Gustafsson was Swedish.
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