Fredrik Elfving
Finnish plant physiologist and professor (1854-1942) · Finland · On the map · Scientists · Died at 87
Fredrik Emil Volmar Elfving was a Swedish-speaking Finnish botanist, plant physiologist, and university administrator. During his university training, he frequently traveled abroad to learn new scientific methods and techniques from other prominent European scientists.
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Elfving in 1873, about 19 years old
Imperial Alexander University around 1870
Fredrik Elfving in 1880, age 26
Fredrik and Thyra Elfving in Helsinki in the mid-1920s
Commemorative medal with image of Finnish academic Fredrik Elfving, presented to him on 11 December 1924
The botanical museum at Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden, Finnish Museum of Natural History - LUOMUS, University of HelsinkiAwards
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Although his earliest publications dealt with phytogeography and phycology, his most notable research was in plant physiology. Early in his career, he published seminal work on the flow of water through the stems of woody plants, and investigated the phenomenon of transversely geotropic plant organs. In contrast to his works on plant physiology, his later experiments and views on lichens, which he himself considered his most important work, was far less favourably received.
