Johannes Lid
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Johannes Lid (11 January 1886 – 29 September 1971) was a Norwegian botanist. He was born in Voss Municipality, and he married the illustrator Dagny Tande Lid in 1936. He is particularly known for his works on Scandinavian flora, and for his widely used handbook to plants Norsk flora, with illustrations by his wife Dagny Tande Lid. He co-founded and chaired the Norwegian Botanical Association from 1935 to 1942. From 1948 onward he served as a curator at the Botanical Museum in Oslo. After his retirement in 1956, he carried out in-depth studies of the flora of the Canary Islands. He became a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 1945 and received the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1956.
Lid was born in Voss Municipality, Norway on 11 January 1886.[2] In 1936, he married the illustrator Dagny Tande Lid, who would later provide botanical illustrations for many of his publications.[3] He died on 27 September 1971 at the age of 85.[4]
Career and scientific contributions
Johannes Lid conducted botanical field studies ranging from Svalbard in the north to the Canary Islands in the south.[4] His major publication was Norsk Flora ("Norwegian Flora"), first published in 1944 with illustrations by his wife Dagny Tande Lid. This was followed in 1963 by Norsk og svensk flora ("Norwegian and Swedish Flora"), also illustrated by Dagny Tande Lid.[4]
From 1948, Lid served as the First Curator at the botanical museum at the University of Oslo.[2] After his retirement in 1956, he conducted studies of the flora of the Canary Islands.[3]
