Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries FRS FRSE FLS (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. He is sometimes called the "Linnaeus of Mycology". In his works he described and assigned botanical names to hundreds of fungus and lichen species, many of which remain authoritative today.
Elias Magnus Fries | |
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| Born | 15 August 1794 Femsjö, Hylte Municipality, Småland, Sweden |
| Died | 8 February 1878 (aged 83) Uppsala |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Known for | Founder of modern fungal taxonomy |
| Awards | Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mycology, Botany |
| Institutions | Lund University (1814–1834), Uppsala University (1834–1878) |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Fr. |
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