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Professor
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Erik Acharius
1757-10-10 – 1819-08-14
Life & Legacy
Erik Acharius (10 October 1757 – 14 August 1819) was a Swedish botanist who pioneered the taxonomy of lichens and is known as the "father of lichenology". Acharius was famously the last pupil of Carl Linnaeus.
Occupation & Career
botanist, physician, lichenologist, mycologist, naturalist, botanical collector, scientific collector, scientific illustrator
Education
Uppsala University; Lund University
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Professor; Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London · Professor
Organizations & Memberships
Linnean Society of London · Royal Physiographic Society in Lund · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Lund University · Uppsala University
Verified Legacy Record
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Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
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Family Sibling
Laurentius Acharius
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Sources & Provenance
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