(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)

Born: 1882, Aggersborg Rimme, Denmark. Died: Oct. 14, 1943, Malang, Java.

career:

Botanist, Mag. Scient. (1919); from 1903-20 teacher in natural history; in 1920 appointed on the staff of the Besoeki Experiment Station, and from 1925-30 Director of the same Station (Djember, E. Java); ditto of the Rubber Experiment Station (Buitenzorg, W. Java), 1930-32; and of the Malang Experiment Station (E. Java), 1932-38.

Collecting localities:

1920-25. E. Java: Sempol, Malang; Jang Plateau (June 1928), etc.-SE. Borneo (1930).

collections:

Herb. Copenhagen [C]: 650 specimens (ferns and phaner.) E. Java. Partly in Herb. Bog. [BO], e.g. material of Cladopus nymani¹ and nos from Borneo, amongst which weeds collected on rubber estates. He collected liverworts too.

literature:

(1) J. Gandrup: ‘Een nieuwe interessante vindplaats van Cladopus nymani H.Möll.’ (Handel. 5e N.I. Natuurwet. Congr. 1928, p. 393-398).

biographical data:

In Christensen, Den Danske botaniske litteratur 1912-1939, 1940, p. 212-213, incl. bibliogr. + portr.; Bot. Tidsskr. 46, 1944, p. 290-293 + portr.; Naturh. Tid. 8, 1944, p. 46-47, portr.

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