About Ingvar Kärnefelt
Born 1944. Ingvar Kärnefelt is a Swedish lichenologist and botanist.
Jan Eric Ingvar Kärnefelt (born 1944) is a Swedish lichenologist. Educated at the University of Gothenburg and Lund University, he is known for monographic work on Cetraria and related genera and for organising the 1992 International Association for Lichenology (IAL) meeting in southern Sweden. He later directed the biological museums at Lund and retired in 2011. He also helped build national biodiversity infrastructure and led work documenting threatened lichens in southern Sweden.
Early life and education
Kärnefelt was born in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1944.
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Who is Ingvar Kärnefelt?
Swedish lichenologist (born 1944)
When was Ingvar Kärnefelt born?
Ingvar Kärnefelt was born in 1944 in Gothenburg.
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Ingvar Kärnefelt is a lichenologist and botanist.
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Ingvar Kärnefelt is Swedish.
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