Theodor Magnus Fries
Swedish lichenologist and biologist
About Theodor Magnus Fries
Lived 1832 – 1913 (aged 80). Theodor Magnus Fries was a Swedish botanist, university teacher, economist, lichenologist, mycologist and botanical collector.
Theodor "Thore" Magnus Fries (28 October 1832 – 29 March 1913), was a Swedish botanist, lichenologist, and Arctic explorer. He was the son of the mycologist Elias Fries.
Following in his father's footsteps, Fries studied botany, obtaining his doctoral degree in 1857 at Uppsala. He became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1865 and professor of botany and applied economics at Uppsala in 1877. Fries edited several exsiccata series. His most notable work was Lichenographia scandinavica (1871–1874). He also produced a two-volume biography of Carl Linnaeus (1903).
Fries was part of two Arctic expeditions led by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, in 1868 and 1871. From 1893 to 1899, he was the vice-chancellor of Uppsala University. His sons Thore Christian Elias Fries and Robert Elias Fries also became botanists.
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Who was Theodor Magnus Fries?
Swedish lichenologist and biologist (1832-1913)
When was Theodor Magnus Fries born?
Theodor Magnus Fries was born on 28 October 1832 in Femsjö.
When did Theodor Magnus Fries die?
Theodor Magnus Fries died on 29 March 1913 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly, Uppsala.
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Theodor Magnus Fries was a botanist, university teacher, economist, lichenologist, mycologist and botanical collector.
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Theodor Magnus Fries was Swedish.
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