About Paul Gelting
Lived 1905 – 1964 (aged 58). Paul Gelting was a Danish botanist, lichenologist, ecologist and scientific collector.
Paul Emil Elliot Gelting (30 March 1905 – 18 February 1964) was a Danish ecologist, botanist and lichenologist. He was associate professor at the University of Copenhagen and particularly active in Greenland.
Gelting participated in the Three-year Expedition to East Greenland 1931-34 led by Lauge Koch and the expedition 1938–39 to Northeast Greenland led by Eigil Knuth. From 1946 to 1954, he headed the Arctic Station Qeqertarsuaq, which had been founded by Morten Pedersen Porsild.
Gelting is honoured in the name of the fungal genus Geltingia.
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Who was Paul Gelting?
Danish botanist (1905-1964)
When was Paul Gelting born?
Paul Gelting was born on 30 March 1905 in Aakirkeby.
When did Paul Gelting die?
Paul Gelting died on 18 February 1964 in Karlskrona.
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Paul Gelting was a botanist, lichenologist, ecologist and scientific collector.
What nationality was Paul Gelting?
Paul Gelting was Danish.
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