Carl Adolph Agardh
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Carl Adolph Agardh (1785 - 1859) was a Swedish botanist specializing in algae and was eventually appointed bishop of Karlstad.
Agardh was appointed professor of botany and practical economy at Lund University in 1812, was ordained a clergyman in 1816 and received two parishes as prebend. He was rector magnificus of Lund University 1819-1820 and appointed bishop of Karlstad in 1835, where he remained until his death.
He was a representative in the clerical chamber of the Swedish Parliament on several occasions from 1817, was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1831. His botanical speciality was algae.
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| Preceded by: Claes Fleming | Swedish Academy, Seat No 4 1831-1859 | Succeeded by: Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson |
| Preceded by: -- | Bishop of Karlstad 1835–1859 | Succeeded by: -- |
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Categories: Botanists with author abbreviations | Scientist stubs | Swedish botanists | Members of the Swedish Academy | Algologists | Pteridologists | Mycologists | 1785 births | 1859 deaths
