Theodor Magnus Fries

Swedish botanist, lichenologist and Arctic explorer

Theodor Magnus Fries

Born| (1832-10-28)28 October 1832[1]

Femsjö, Sweden

Died| 29 March 1913(1913-03-29) (aged 80)

Uppsala, Sweden

Nationality| Swedish
Scientific career
Fields| Botany, Lichenology
Author abbrev. (botany)| Th.Fr.

Theodor "Thore" Magnus Fries (28 October 1832 – 29 March 1913), was a Swedish botanist, lichenologist, and Arctic explorer. He was the son of the mycologist Elias Fries.[2]

Following in his father's footsteps, Fries studied botany, obtaining his doctoral degree in 1857 at Uppsala.[3] He is credited for introducing the term phyllocladium in a commentary about the lichen genus Stereocaulon in an 1858 publication.[4] He became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1865 and professor of botany and applied economics at Uppsala in 1877.[3] Fries edited several exsiccata series.[5] His most notable work was Lichenographia scandinavica (1871–1874). He also produced a two-volume biography of Carl Linnaeus (1903).

Fries was part of two Arctic expeditions led by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, in 1868 and 1871.[6] From 1893 to 1899, he was the vice-chancellor of Uppsala University.[7] His sons Thore Christian Elias Fries and Robert Elias Fries also became botanists.

The standard author abbreviation Th.Fr. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]

## See also

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* Category:Taxa named by Theodor Magnus Fries

## References

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1. ^ Nordisk Familjebok Volume 8. Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlags aktiebolag. 1908. p. 1397. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
2. ^ "Thore M Fries". Nationalencyklopedin.
3. ^ a b Jorgensen, Per Magnus. 2001. Th. M. Fries (1832–1913), a Grand Scandinavian Lichenologist. The Bryologist 104 (4):537–542
4. ^ Mitchell, M.E. (2014). "De Bary's legacy: the emergence of differing perspectives on lichen symbiosis" (PDF). Huntia. 15 (1): 5–22 [14–15].
5. ^ Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. – Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
6. ^ Du Rietz, G Einar. "Thore M Fries". Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
7. ^ "Register of Vice-Chancellors". Uppsala University. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
8. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Th.Fr.

## External links

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* Th. M. Fries (1832-1913), a Grand Scandinavian Lichenologist. The Bryologist 104 (4):537-542
* Works by Theodor Magnus Fries
* Biography (Mushroom the Journal)

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Preceded by

Per Hedenius

|  Rector of Uppsala University
1893 – 1899  | Succeeded by

Oscar Alin

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