Christian Stenhammar

Christian Stenhammar (1783-1866) was a Swedish naturalist interested in lichens and an entomologist who specialised in Diptera.His collection is held by Uppsala University. He was a clergyman.

Works Försök till Gruppering och Revision af de Svenska Ephydrinae af Chr. Stenhammar. Stockholm, P.A. Nordstedt, 1844. online Schedulæ criticæ de lichenibus exsiccatis Sueciæ (1845) (schedae are belonging to the exsiccata series Lichenes exsiccati Sueciae, curante Chr. Stenhammar, 1825-1833) Lichenes Sueciæ exsiccati editio altera (åtta delar, 1856–66) (schedae are belonging to the exsiccata Lichenes Sueciae exsiccati, in primo editionis alterius fasciculo divulgati, curante Chr. Stenhammar, 1855-1865). Skandinaviens copromyzinæ (1853)

Honours They have been several genera named to honour Christian Stenhammar including; Steenhammera (Boraginaceae), a synonym of Mertensia, Stenhammara (Lichenes), a synonym of Ropalospora lugubris, Stenhammara (Fungi), a synonym of Stenhammarella Stenhammarella (Lichen in Lecideaceae family).

Steenhamera , Stenhammaria and Stenhammaria (all from the Boraginaceae family) are all listed as 'doubtful' genera as they don't have any species listed.