Aino Henssen

Aino Marjatta Henssen (12 April 1925, Elberfeld – 29 August 2011, Marburg[1]), was a German lichenologist. Her father, Gottfried Henssen, was a folklorist and her mother was Finnish.[2]

Career

Henssen obtained her doctorate in 1953. She was curator of the Botanisches Institut at Philipps-Universität in Marburg, Germany. She was honored with an Acharius Medal in 1992.

Species described with year of publication

References

  1. ↑ Aino Henssen on hs.fi (finnish)
  2. ↑ Aino Henssen (Finnish) Helsingin Sanomat
  3. ↑ IPNI.  Henssen.

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