Helgi Jónsson
For the Icelandic footballer, see Helgi Jónsson (footballer).
Helgi Jónsson (11 April 1867, Rangárvallasýsla – 1925) was an Icelandic botanist and phycologist.
He specialized in research of marine algae and subarctic vegetation. During his career he undertook many botanical trips throughout Iceland.[1]
Main works
- The marine algae of Iceland. Botanisk Tidsskrift 25: 378—380. 1902-1903.
- The marine algae of East Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland 30: 1-73. 1904.
- The marine algal vegetation of Iceland. The Botany of Iceland, edited by L. Kolderup Rosenvinge & E. Warming, J. Frimodt, Copenhagen, and John Wheldon and Co., London; Vol. 1, Part 1, pp. 1–186. 1912.
The diatom Navicula jonssonii Østrup is named for him.
References
- ↑ Islandica, Volumes 5-8 Google Books
- ↑ IPNI. Jónss.
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