Carl Adolph Agardh

Swedish cleric and botanist (1785–1859)
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Carl Adolph Agardh
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Carl Adolph Agardh

Summary

Carl Adolph Agardh is a human[1]. His place of birth was Båstads parish[2]. He was born on January 23, 1785[3]. He passed away in Karlstad church parish[4]. He died on January 28, 1859[5]. He worked as a botanist[6], pteridologist[7], politician[8], university teacher[9], and mathematician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Carl Adolph Agardh's place of birth was Båstads parish[2].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh died in Karlstad church parish[4].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh was born on January 23, 1785[3].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh died on January 28, 1859[5].
  • Burial took place at Östra kyrkogården cemetery[12].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh's father was Q136309171[13].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh's mother was Q136309174[14].
  • Among Carl Adolph Agardh's spouses was Q136309177[15].
  • A child of Carl Adolph Agardh was Jacob Georg Agardh[16].
  • A child of Carl Adolph Agardh was Emilia Fröding[17].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh held citizenship in Sweden[18].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh's professions included botanist[6].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh's professions included pteridologist[7].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh worked as a politician[8].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh's professions included mathematician[10].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh worked as an economist[19].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh's field of work was botany[20].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh's field of work was phycology[21].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh's field of work was plant anatomy[22].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh's field of work was plant physiology[23].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh held the position of seat 4 of the Swedish Academy[24].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh held the position of Bishop of the Diocese of Karlstad[25].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh was employed by Lund University[26].
  • Carl Adolph Agardh was employed by The Academic Society[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Carl Adolph Agardh was born in Båstads parish[2]. He was born on January 23, 1785[3]. His father was Q136309171[13]. His mother was Q136309174[14].

Education

Educated at Lund[28], an urban area in Sweden[29], in Sweden[30], founded in 1000[31] and Lund University[32], a public university[33], in Sweden[34], founded in 1666[35], headquartered in Lund[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[6], pteridologist[7], politician[8], university teacher[9], mathematician[10], and economist[19]. Fields of work include botany[20], an academic discipline[37]; phycology[21], a branch of botany[38]; plant anatomy[22], a branch of biology[39]; and plant physiology[23], an academic discipline[40]. Employers include Lund University[26], a public university[41], in Sweden[42], founded in 1666[43], headquartered in Lund[44] and The Academic Society[27], an organization[45], in Sweden[46], headquartered in AF-borgen[47]. Positions held include seat 4 of the Swedish Academy[24] and Bishop of the Diocese of Karlstad[25].

Personal Life

Among Carl Adolph Agardh's spouses was Q136309177[15]. Children include Jacob Georg Agardh[16], a botanist[48], 1813–1901[49], of Sweden[50], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[51], specialised in botany[52] and Emilia Fröding[17], 1827–1887[53], of Sweden[54]. His religion is recorded as Lutheranism[55].

Death and Burial

Carl Adolph Agardh died on January 28, 1859[5]. He passed away in Karlstad church parish[4]. He is buried at Östra kyrkogården cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Carl Adolph Agardh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

Where was Carl Adolph Agardh born?

Carl Adolph Agardh was born in Båstads parish[2].

Where did Carl Adolph Agardh die?

Carl Adolph Agardh died in Karlstad church parish[4].

Who were Carl Adolph Agardh's parents?

Carl Adolph Agardh's father was Q136309171[13]. Carl Adolph Agardh's mother was Q136309174[14].

Who was Carl Adolph Agardh married to?

Carl Adolph Agardh's spouses include Q136309177[15].

What did Carl Adolph Agardh do for work?

Carl Adolph Agardh worked as botanist[6], pteridologist[7], politician[8], university teacher[9], and mathematician[10].

Where did Carl Adolph Agardh go to school?

Carl Adolph Agardh was educated at Lund[28] and Lund University[32].

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  27. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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