Jens Wilhelm August Lind (1 March 1874, in

Nykøbing Mors Nykøbing Mors is the largest town on the island of Mors in the Limfjord in Denmark. The town received its charter in 1299 and has a population of 8,859, as of 1 January 2025.

– 4 October 1939, in Viborg) was a Danish

apothecary ''Apothecary'' () is an Early Modern English, archaic English term for a medicine, medical professional who formulates and dispenses ''materia medica'' (medicine) to physicians, surgeons and patients. The modern terms ''pharmacist'' and, in Brit ...

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

and

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and ...

. He was a pupil of

Emil Rostrup Frederik Georg Emil Rostrup (28 January 1831 – 16 January 1907) was a Danish botanist, mycologist and plant pathologist. Biography Emil Rostrup was born at the village of Stokkemarke on the Danish island of Lolland. Rostrup completed his po ...

and published a full account of all fungi collected in

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by Rostrup. These were mainly ''microfungi'', such as

plant pathogen Plant diseases are diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, viroids, virus-like orga ...

s. He also wrote accounts on microfungi from

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and elsewhere, mainly based on collections made by other persons on expeditions, e.g. Gjøa expedition and the Second Thule Expedition. Combining his pharmaceutical and mycological knowledge, he was early in experimenting on chemical control of

s and recommending it to other practitioners. He also - together with

Knud Jessen Knud Jessen (29 November 1884 – 14 April 1971) was a Danish botanist and quaternary geologist. Biography Jessen was born at Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was a student at the University of Copenhagen and was awarded cand.mag. in natural hi ...

- wrote an account on the immigration history of

weed A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, growing where it conflicts with human preferences, needs, or goals.Harlan, J. R., & deWet, J. M. (1965). Some thoughts about weeds. ''Economic botany'', ''19''(1), 16-24. Pla ...

s to

. Example of a species named by Lind: ''Triposporium myrti'', now known as '' Tripospermum myrti'' (

Capnodiaceae The Capnodiaceae are a family (biology), family of fungus, fungi in the Ascomycota, class Dothideomycetes. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are especially prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas, as well as temperate ...

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Jens Lind – Stamtavler for Rosenkilde og WisborgIndex Fungorum author details
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lind, Jens 20th-century Danish botanists Danish mycologists 19th-century Danish pharmacists Botanists active in the Arctic 1874 births 1939 deaths People from Morsø Municipality

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