Elias Melin
Elias Melin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Johannes Botvid Elias Melin July 28, 1889 Valstad parish, Västergötland |
| Died | March 22, 1979 (aged 89) Helga Trefaldighet parish, Uppsala, Uppland |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
| Occupations | bryologist, mycologist and botanist |
| Employer | Uppsala University |
| Spouse | Margit Valley (married 1921–1969) |
Johannes Botvid Elias Melin, (born July 28, 1889 in Valstad parish, in what was then Skaraborg County, Sweden, died March 22, 1979 in Helga Trefaldighet parish in Uppsala)[1] was a Swedish botanist and professor.[2][3][4][5][6]
Melin defended his PhD at Uppsala University in 1917. His thesis was Studies on the vegetation of the northern marshlands with special regard to their forest vegetation after drainage.[7] He later became professor of physiological botany at the university.
Elias Melin was the son of Samuel Melin, a priest ("contract dean") in the Church of Sweden, and Hilda Melin, née Stenborg. Some of his siblings also became priests.
He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[5][6]
References
- ^ Sveriges dödbok 1901–2013 Swedish death index 1901-2013 (in Swedish) (Version 6.0 ed.). Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2014. ISBN 9789187676642. SELIBR 17007456
- ^ "J B Elias Melin - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Melin, Elias J B, professor emeritus, Uppsala". Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok / (in Swedish). 1977. p. 703. Retrieved 2025-09-08 – via runeberg.org.
- ^ "Melin, J B Elias, professor emeritus, Uppsala". Vem är Vem? / Svealand utom Stor-Stockholm (in Swedish). 1964. p. 560. Retrieved 2025-09-08 – via runeberg.org.
- ^ a b Lindeberg, G. (August 1979). "Elias Melin". Nature. 280 (5724): 708–708. doi:10.1038/280708a0. ISSN 1476-4687.
- ^ a b Lindeberg, G (1989). "Elias Melin: Pioneer Leader in Mycorrhizal Research". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 27: 49–58. doi:10.1146/annurev.py.27.090189.000405.
- ^ Melin, Elias (1917). Studier över de norrländska myrmarkernas vegetation : med särskild hänsyn till deras skogsvegetation efter torrlaggning / av Elias Melin. Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9782.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Melin.
External links
- J B Elias Melin – Svensk Biografiskt Lexikon
- Melin, Elias J B, professor emeritus, Uppsala i Vem är det / Svensk biografisk handbok / 1977 / s 703.
- Melin, J B Elias, professor emeritus, Uppsala i Vem är Vem? / Svealand utom Stor-Stockholm 1964 / s 560.