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Erik Acharius was a Swedish botanist, physician, mycologist, and naturalist. Born in 1757 and dying in 1819, he studied at Uppsala University and Lund University. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus and spoke Latin. Acharius was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Linnean Society of London, and the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund.
His work focused on botany, with a specific emphasis on lichens. Notable publications include *Methodus qua omnes detectos Lichenes*, *Lichenographia universalis*, and *Lichenographiae svecicae prodromus*. He also wrote *Glyphis and Chiodecton, two new genera of the family of Lichenes*. Items related to Acharius are held in the collection of the Natural History Museum.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1757
- Died
- 1819
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Methodus qua omnes detectos Lichenes
- Lichenographia universalis
- Lichenographiae svecicae prodromus
- Glyphis and Chiodecton, two new genera of the family of Lichenes
- Lichenographiae svecicae prodromus
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1866-05-17
- Active to
- 1925-07-01
Discography
- L’Œuvre pour piano1956
- Masselos plays Satie1969
- Musique pour piano à quatre mains1970
- The Impressionists1971
- Zwischen Orgel und Leierkasten1971
- French Piano Music1974
- Early Piano Works Vol. 11975
- L’Œuvre pour piano1976
- Debussy: Petite suite / Satie: Gymnopédies nos. 1 & 3 / Gnossienne no. 3 / Roussel: Sinfonietta / Poulenc: Deux marches et un intermède1977
- 夢見る魚1979
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- GROMACS: High performance molecular simulations through multi-level parallelism from laptops to supercomputers
· 2015 · cited 25,319x
- GROMACS: Fast, flexible, and free
· 2005 · cited 18,110x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,786x
- The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
· 2007 · cited 17,537x
- The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
· 2008 · cited 15,240x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- 10 October 1757, Gävle , Sweden
- Died
- 14 August 1819 (1819-08-14) (aged 61), Vadstena , Sweden
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Alma mater
- Uppsala University
- Known for
- Pioneering lichenology
- Awards
- Member of the Linnean Society
- Fields
- Botany Lichenology
- Academic advisors
- Carl Linnaeus
- Author abbrev botany
- Ach.
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Erik Acharius (10 October 1757 – 14 August 1819) was a Swedish botanist who pioneered the taxonomy of lichens and is known as the "father of lichenology". Acharius was famously the last pupil of Carl Linnaeus.
Life
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