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Nils Eberhard Svedelius

Swedish botanist (1873-1960) · Sweden · Scientists · Died at 86

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Nils Eberhard Svedelius ForMemRS HFRSE was a Swedish phycologist and professor of botany at Uppsala University. An expert on marine algae, Svedelius made contributions to the understanding of algal life cycles, particularly in red algae, and coined terminology like "diplobionts" and "haplobionts" in 1915.

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Awards

Björkén Prize1947
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1944
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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Nils Eberhard Svedelius ForMemRS HFRSE was a Swedish phycologist and professor of botany at Uppsala University. An expert on marine algae, Svedelius made contributions to the understanding of algal life cycles, particularly in red algae, and coined terminology like "diplobionts" and "haplobionts" in 1915. His extensive field work across the Baltic Sea, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia resulted in numerous publications that advanced phycology, including his influential 1942 memoir on the genus Galaxaura that advanced taxonomic understanding of calcified red algae.

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Country
Sweden
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1873 to 1960 · aged 86

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