About Ib Friis
Born 1945. Ib Friis is a Danish botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
Ib Friis (born 1945) is a Danish professor of botany at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen.
Career Friis has mainly studied the taxonomy of tropical Urticaceae and related families, flora and vegetation of Africa south of the Sahara, with special experience in the flora and vegetation in Horn of Africa, botanical nomenclature and the history of exploration of the plant world of the tropics.
Friis is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
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Who is Ib Friis?
Danish professor of botany
When was Ib Friis born?
Ib Friis was born on 12 January 1945 in Svendborg Municipality.
What is Ib Friis's occupation?
Ib Friis is a botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
What nationality is Ib Friis?
Ib Friis is Danish.
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