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Alida Olbers Wester | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1842 |
| Died | 1912 (aged 69–70) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
Alida Olbers Wester (13 October 1842 – 29 October 1912) was an early Swedish botanist noted for studying plant anatomy, particularly the structure of the pericarp.[1][2][3][4]
Life
[edit]Alida Olbers was born on 13 October 1842 in Marstrand, a small island north of Gothenburg.[2] She studied at Stockholm's higher seminar for women teachers, and until 1904 worked privately as a teacher in Stockholm.[2] In the 1880s and 1890s she conducted research at the Hogskola's Botanical Institute.[2] Olbers researched plant anatomy and morphology, and published eight papers, covering subjects such as flower and fruit anatomy in the pinks (Caryophyllacaea), mints (Labiatae), geraniums (Geraniaceae) and roses (Rosaceae).[2]
Olbers married M. Wester in 1897, and died in Marstrand on 29 October 1912. She was seventy years old.[2]
Written works
[edit]- Olbers, Alida. (1887). Om fruktväggens byggnad hos Borragineerna (in Swedish), P. A. Norstedt.
References
[edit]- ↑ Wester, Alida Olbers (1899). "Bidrag Till Kannedomen om Alsineblommans Morfologi Och Anatomi". Meddelanden Från Stockholms Högskolas Botaniska Institut (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Creese, Door Mary R. S.; Creese, Thomas M. (2004). Ladies in the Laboratory II: West European Women in Science, 1800-1900 : a Survey of Their Contributions to Research. Scarecrow Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780810849792. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
During the 1880s and 1890s she carried out research in plant anatomy and morphology at the Hogskola's Botanical Institute.
- ↑ Coulter, John Merle; Coulter, M. S.; Barnes, Charles Reid; Arthur, Joseph Charles (April 1892). "Notes and News". Botanical Gazette: 133. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
Alida Olbers has investigated the structure of the pericarp of the Labiatae.
- ↑ Lockyer, Sir Norman (25 June 1885). "Societies and Academies: Stockholm". Nature. 32: 192. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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