Johan Erhard Areschoug (Johannes Erhard Areschoug, Philos. Doctor, Botanices et Oeconomiae) (16 September 1811 – 7 May 1887) was a Swedish botanist who was a native of

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. He was a member of the Arreskow family (in Swedish). His first name is sometimes recorded as "John". He studied

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at the

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, a position he maintained until 1876. In 1851, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Areschoug performed extensive field studies of Scandinavian cryptogams, being remembered for his work in the field of

phycology Phycology () is the scientific study of algae. Also known as algology, phycology is a branch of life science. Algae are important as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems. Most algae are eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that live in ...

. The red algae genus ''Areschougia'' from the family ''Areschougiaceae'' is named in his honor.

Selected publications

* ''Symbolae Algarum rar. Florae scandinavicae'' (1838). * ''Iconographia phycologica'' (1847). * ''Phyceae scanidnavicae marinae'' (1850). * ''Observationes phycologicae'' (1883).

References

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(translated biography) Botanists with author abbreviations Swedish botanists Swedish phycologists 1811 births 1887 deaths Uppsala University faculty Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences People from Gothenburg {{Sweden-botanist-stub