Clas Bjerkander

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Clas Bjerkander (23 September 1735, Skara – 1 August 1795) was a Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist.

A Lutheran pastor, Bjerkander studied at the University of Uppsala.

With Anders Dahl he wrote Svenska Topographiska Sällskapet i Skara ("Schwedische topographische Gesellschaft zu Skara") and, as sole author several short scientific papers on Microlepidoptera.

Taxa named for him are

Pyralis bjerkandriana (Mehlmotte)
Bjerkandera adusta (Willd. ex Fr.) P. Karst.

In 1778, Bjerkander was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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

References

Heinrich Dörfelt, Heike Heklau: Die Geschichte der Mykologie. 1998

↑ [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advAuthorSearch.do?find_abbreviation=Bjerk. "Author Query for 'Bjerk.'"]. International Plant Names Index.

External links

Animalbase Taxa described by Bjerkandar and list of papers.

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Name	Bjerkander, Clas
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Short description	Swedish scientist
Date of birth	23 September 1735
Place of birth
Date of death	1 August 1795
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