Hildur Krog

Hildur Krog (22 March 1922 – 25 August 2014) was a Norwegian botanist.

She was born in Modum. She took the dr.philos. degree in 1968 with a thesis on Alaskan lichen, was hired as a curator at the Botanical Museum of Oslo in 1971 and served as professor at the University of Oslo from 1987 to 1992.[1]

In 1992 Hildur Krog was awarded the Acharius Medal by the International Association for Lichenology[2]

She was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[3] She died in 2014.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Hildur Krog". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Acharius Medallists". International Association for Lichenology. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gruppe 5: Biologi" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Death announcement, Aftenposten
  5. ↑ "Author Query for 'Krog'". International Plant Names Index.
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