Erik Acharius
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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
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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 24,042x
- GROMACS: Fast, flexible, and free
· 2005 · cited 17,697x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
- The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
· 2007 · cited 16,238x
- GROMACS 4: Algorithms for Highly Efficient, Load-Balanced, and Scalable Molecular Simulation
· 2008 · cited 14,901x
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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.
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Key dates
- Born
- 18 October 1757
- Died
- 14 August 1819
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Erik
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Educated at
- Lund University
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Student of
- Carl Linnaeus
- Field of work
- botany
- Image
- Erik Acharius.jpg
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Article
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.
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1757 births1819 deaths18th-century Swedish illustrators18th-century Swedish medical doctors19th-century Swedish illustratorsAge of Liberty peopleBotanists with author abbreviationsFellows of the Linnean Society of LondonMembers of the Royal Physiographic Society in LundMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesPeople from GävleSwedish lichenologists