Jørgen Landt

Jørgen Landt (c. 1751—1804) was a Danish priest, botanist and author, who published descriptions of the people and geography of the Faroe Islands.

Landt was born in the town of Vissenbjerg, on the island of Fünen, Denmark. He died 26. June 1804 in Olsker on Bornholm.

Works

Om tvende færøske Bløddyr. In: Naturhistorie-Selskabets Skrifter, IV. 1. Heft. 1797, S. 38-43
Forsøg til en Beskrivelse over Færøerne. Kopenhagen 1800.
- Nachdruck: Einars Prent og Forlag, Tórshavn 1965
- A description of the Faroe Islands, containing an account of their situation, climate, and productions, together with the manners and customs of the inhabitants, their trade etc. 1810. (as George Landt)

The standard author abbreviation Landt is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

Dansk biografisk Lexikon (DBL) 1887-1905, Vol. X. p. 12 online
DBL 1938 (in: Færøerne 1965, [S. 277 f.])

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Name	Landt, Jorgen
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Date of birth	1751
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Date of death	1804
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