Liivia Laasimer
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Liivia-Maria Laasimer | |
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| Born | 21 June 1918 Tartu, Estonia |
| Died | 26 February 1988 (aged 69) Tartu, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Tartu University |
| Occupation | botanist |
Liivia-Maria Laasimer (21 June 1918 – 26 February 1988) was an Estonian botanist, geobotanist, bryologist and plant systematist.[1][2]
Laasimer was born in Tartu, Estonia, and in 1941 she graduated from Tartu University. From 1941 to 1947 she worked in Tartu University's Department of Plant Systematics and Geobotany at the Institute of Botany. From 1947 to 1988 she worked at the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany and was head of its botanical section from 1952 to 1986 and chief scientist from 1986 to 1988. There she researched geobotany and plant geography and ecology. She also prepared Estonian vegetation maps.[1]
She was the first of many authors of the 11-volume Eesti NSV floora (1959–1984).[1]
She was married to Jüri Laasimer[3] and they had a son Ingmar Laasimer (born 7 February 1950)[1]
Liivia-Maria Laasimer died at 69 years of age in Tartu on 26 February 1988.[1][3]
Honors and distinctions
- Medal of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (1967)[1]
- Honored Scientist of the USSR (1969)[1]
- Karl Ernst von Baeri medal (1980)[1]
- USSR State Prize (1985)[1]
