Carl Adolph Agardh (January 23, 1785, Båstad, Sweden - January 28, 1859, Karlstad) was a Swedish botanist specializing in algae, who was eventually appointed bishop of Karlstad.
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In 1807 he was appointed teacher of mathematics at Lund University, in 1812 appointed professor of botany and natural sciences[1], and was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1817, and of the Swedish Academy in 1831.
He was ordained a clergyman in 1816, received two parishes as prebend, and was a representative in the clerical chamber of the Swedish Parliament on several occasions from 1817. He was rector magnificus of Lund University 1819-1820 and was appointed bishop of Karlstad in 1835, where he remained until his death.[2]
He devoted considerable attention to political economy, and also wrote on theological and other subjects, but his reputation chiefly rests on his botanical works, especially Systema, Species, and Icones Algarum (1824, 1820-28, and 1828-35). The greatest part of his Manual of Botany (2 vols., Malmoe, 1829-32) has been translated into German.[1]
He was the father of Jacob Georg Agardh, also a botanist.[1]
| Preceded by Claes Fleming |
Swedish Academy, Seat No 4 1831-1859 |
Succeeded by Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson |
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Bishop of Karlstad 1835–1859 |
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