Carl Christensen (botanist) explained
| Carl Christensen |
| Birth Name: | Carl Frederik Albert Christensen |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1872 |
| Nationality: | Danish |
| Alma Mater: | University of Copenhagen |
| Occupation: | Systematic botanist |
| Fields: | Botany |
Carl Frederik Albert Christensen (16 January 1872 – 24 November 1942) was a Danish systematic botanist. He graduated in natural history from the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugenius Warming. He was then a school teacher in Copenhagen, and later superintendent at the Botanical Museum. He was a specialist in ferns and published a catalogue of the World's Pteridophytes, Index Filicum. In addition, he authored a three-volume work on the history of botany in Denmark.
Selected scientific works
- Christensen, Carl (1905–06) Index Filicum. 744 s. Index Filicum Supplementum I-III (1913–17). Reprint 1973 by Koeltz Antiquariat.
- Christensen, Carl (1924-1926) Den danske botaniks historie med tilhørende Bibliografi. København, H. Hagerups Forlag. Three vols. 680 s.
References
- Pichi-Sermolli . R. . 1946 . Carl Christensen in memoriam (1872–1942) . Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano. nueva serie . 53 . 1-2.
- Benedict . R. C. . 1912 . Carl Frederik Albert Christensen: Some Biographical Notes . American Fern Journal . 2 . 2 . 53–57 . 10.2307/1544606 .
- Asplund . E. . 1945 . Carl Christensen . American Fern Journal . 35 . 4 . 131–132 . 1545652.
