Greta Sernander-DuRietz

Greta Sernander-DuRietz
Born
Greta Sernander

(1897-11-01)1 November 1897
Died14 May 1981(1981-05-14) (aged 83)
NationalitySwedish
Known forlichenology; floristics; biogeography
SpouseGustaf Einar Du Rietz
Children4
Parents
  • Rutger (father)
  • Signe Lindhagen (mother)
Scientific career
Fieldslichenology

Greta Sernander-Du Rietz was a lichenologist, specialising in their ecology and biogeography as well as making collections of specimens. She was the first Swedish woman in this field of biology. She was active from around 1911 until 1928, and then from the early 1950s until the 1980s.