About Per Magnus Jørgensen
Born 1944. Per Magnus Jørgensen is a Norwegian botanist and lichenologist.
Per Magnus Jørgensen (born 1944) is a Norwegian botanist and lichenologist, and Professor Emeritus of systematic botany at the University of Bergen. He is known for his work on the lichen families Pannariaceae and Collemataceae. Jørgensen was awarded the Acharius Medal in 2021 for his lifetime contributions to lichenology.
Biography Jørgensen was born in Stavanger, Norway, in 1944. He obtained his Candidatus realium from the University of Bergen in 1969, where Knut Fægri was his supervisor.
Lichen taxa named in honour of Jørgensen include the species Stigmidium joergensenii ,
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Norwegian botanist and lichenologist
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Per Magnus Jørgensen was born on 25 June 1944 in Stavanger.
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Per Magnus Jørgensen is Norwegian.
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