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Fredrik Elfving
Fredrik Emil Volmar Elfving (9 December 1854 – 21 June 1942) was a Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish-speaking Finnish botanist, plant physiologist, and Academic administration, university administrator. During his university training, he frequently traveled abroad to learn new scientific methods and techniques from other prominent European scientists. Although his earliest publications dealt with phytogeography and phycology (particularly the green alga, green algae known as the desmids), his most notable research was in plant physiology. Early in his career, he published seminal work on the flow of water through the plant stem, stems of woody plants, and investigated the phenomenon of transversely geotropism, geotropic plant organs. In contrast to his works on plant physiology, his later experiments and views on lichens, which he himself considered his most important work, was far less favourably received. Elfving became a Professor of botany at the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekenäs, Finland
Ekenäs (; ) is a town and former List of cities and towns in Finland, municipality in Finland that comprised the former municipalities of Snappertuna and Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs. It was merged with Pohja and Karis to form the new municipality of Raseborg on January 1, 2009. Ekenäs is in the provinces of Finland, province of Southern Finland, and is part of the Uusimaa (region), Uusimaa () regions of Finland, region. The town had a population of 14,754 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of . The population density was . The town is bilingual, with the majority being Finland-Swedish, Swedish speakers (81%), and the minority Finnish language, Finnish speakers (17%). History Ekenäs is Finland's seventh oldest town and the first of the non-medieval towns. King Gustav Wasa granted town rights to Ekenäs on 15 December 1546, but even before that Ekenäs played a significant role in maritime transport. Today it is mostly noted for its archipelago, part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
