Simon Schwendener
Swiss botanist (1829-1919) · Switzerland · On the map · Scientists · Died at 90
Simon Schwendener was a Swiss botanist known for his investigations of plant anatomy and physiology. In 1867, he proposed that lichens are composite organisms formed by a symbiotic association between a fungus and an alga, a view that was initially controversial but later confirmed.
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1919Died27 May 19191913Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1912Helmholtz MedalAward1897Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward1829Born10 February 1829
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Switzerland
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1829 to 1919 · aged 90
