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Latin
Education
Uppsala University
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♍ Virgo
Chinese Zodiac
龙 Dragon
Name Origin
English < Middle English < Latin < Ancient Greek (Πέτρος)
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Olof Swartz: Swedish botanist & taxonomist (1760 - 1818).
Born in Norrköping (died at age 57).
Recipient of the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Studied at Uppsala University.
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Biography
Olof Peter Swartz was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes, but also studied orchids, mosses and lichens.
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