Rutger Sernander
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Johan Rutger Sernander | |
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 Rutger Sernander | |
| Born | 2 November 1866 Viby, Närke, Sweden |
| Died | 27 October 1944 (aged 77) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Known for | Palynology |
| Spouse | Signe Lindhagen |
| Children | 1 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, Botany, Palynology, Archaeology |
| Institutions | Uppsala University |
Johan Rutger Sernander (2 November 1866 – 27 October 1944) was a Swedish botanist, geologist and archaeologist. He was one of the founders of the study of palynology which would later be developed by Lennart von Post, as well as a pioneer in the early Swedish natural conservation and ecology movements. He was among other societies a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,[1] the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities and Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[2] Sernander was one of the founders of the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in 1909, as well as its chairman during a number of the first years.[3]
He was professor of plant biology at Uppsala University from 1908 until 1931.[4]
He was married to Signe Lindhagen and they had one daughter, Greta Sernander-DuRietz.[4]
Lichens named after him include Leptogium sernanderi DuRietz. (now Leptogium rivulare),[5] which he found around 1914 but the type specimen was probably collected later by his daughter.[4]
