| Elias Magnus Fries | |
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| Born | 15 August 1794 Femsjö |
| Died | 8 February 1878 (aged 83) Uppsala |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Fields | Mycology, Botany |
| Institutions | Lund University (1814–1834), Uppsala University (1834–1878) |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Known for | Founder of modern fungal taxonomy |
| Author abbreviation (botany) | Fr. |
Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist.
Career
He was born at Femsjö in Småland as the son of a priest. In 1811 he entered Lund University[citation needed] where he took the doctorate in 1814. In the same year he was appointed an associate professorship in botany, and in 1824, became a full professor. In 1834 he became professor borgströmianus of practical economy at Uppsala University. The post was changed to "professor of botany and practical economy" in 1851; he was also the director of the Uppsala University Botanical Garden. In 1821, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
His most important works were the three-volume Systema mycologicum (1821–1832), Elenchus fungorum (1828), the two-volume Monographia hymenomycetum Sueciae (1857 and 1863) and Hymenomycetes Europaei (1874).[1]
Fries is considered to be, after Christian Hendrik Persoon, founding father of the modern taxonomy of mushrooms. His taxonomy of mushrooms was influenced by Goethe and the German romantics. He utilized spore color and arrangement of the hymenophore (pores, gills, teeth etc.) as major taxonomic characteristics.[citation needed]
When he died, The Times commented: "His very numerous works, especially on fungi and lichens, give him a position as regards those groups of plants only comparable to that of Linnaeus".[2] Fries was succeeded in the borgströmian professorship by Johan Erhard Areschoug, after whom Thore Fries, the son of Elias, held the chair.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Gulden, Gro; Eckblad, Finn-Egil (2007). "Elias Magnus Fries". in Henriksen, Petter (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Elias_Magnus_Fries. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Feb 21, 1878; pg. 6; Issue 29184; col C
- ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.
External links
- Biography from Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish)
- "Elias Magnus Fries", Authors of fungal names, Illinois Mycological Association.
- Web site of the Decendants of Elias Fries Association
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