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Elisabeth Ekman

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Hedda Maria Emerence Adelaïde Elisabeth Ekman, née Åkerhielm (b. 18 December 1862 in Axbergs församling, Örebro län, d. 25 May 1936 in Hedvig Eleonora Parish, Stockholms län), credited as Elisabeth Ekman was a Swedish botanist, noted for her study of the genus Draba.[1][2]

She became a prominent researcher despite having no real academic background education or degree.[3]

Written works

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  • Ekman, Elisabeth (1917). "Zur Kenntnis Der Nordischen Hochgebirgs-Drabae". Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (in Swedish). 57 (3): 1–77. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

References

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  1. ^ Hultén, Eric. "Hedda Maria Elisabeth Emerence Adelaide Ekman, f. Åkerhielm". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (Dictionary of Swedish National Biography) (in Swedish). Riksarkivet, the National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ Heilborn, O. (February 1927). "Chromosome Numbers in Draba". Hereditas. 9 (1–3): 59–68. doi:10.1111/j.1601-5223.1927.tb03509.x.
  3. ^ Jørgensen, P. M.; Lindblom, L (2006). "Greta Sernander-DuRietz – Sveriges första kvinnliga lavforskare (Greta Sernander-DuRietz – the first female Swedish lichenologist)" (PDF). Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift. 100 (4): 241–304. Retrieved 21 April 2024.