Doris Löve
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Doris Benta Maria Löve, née Wahlén (January 2, 1918 - February 25, 2000) was a Swedish systematic botanist
, particularly active in the Arctic
.
Doris Löve was born in Kristianstad
, Sweden
. She studied botany
at Lund University
from 1937. She married her fellow student and colleague, the Icelander Áskell Löve
. She received her PhD
in botany in 1940. Together, Áskell
and Doris Löve undertook numerous investigations of the chromosome numbers of plants and their use in plant systematics. They published numerous accounts in this field.
In 1962, she was the convener of an influential scientific conference on the North Atlantic Biota and their History
with contributions from a.o. Eric Hultén
, Tyge W. Böcher
, Hugo Sjörs, John Axel Nannfeldt
, Knut Fægri
, Bruce C. Heezen
and Marie Tharp
.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
, particularly active in the Arctic
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
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Doris Löve was born in Kristianstad
Kristianstad
Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. She studied botany
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
at Lund University
Lund University
Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities...
from 1937. She married her fellow student and colleague, the Icelander Áskell Löve
Áskell Löve
Áskell Löve was an Icelandic systematic botanist, particularly active in the Arctic.Löve was born in Reykjavik. He studied botany at Lund University, Sweden, from 1937. He received his PhD in 1942 in botany and a D.Sc. degree in genetics the year after...
. She received her PhD
PHD
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in botany in 1940. Together, Áskell
Áskell Löve
Áskell Löve was an Icelandic systematic botanist, particularly active in the Arctic.Löve was born in Reykjavik. He studied botany at Lund University, Sweden, from 1937. He received his PhD in 1942 in botany and a D.Sc. degree in genetics the year after...
and Doris Löve undertook numerous investigations of the chromosome numbers of plants and their use in plant systematics. They published numerous accounts in this field.
In 1962, she was the convener of an influential scientific conference on the North Atlantic Biota and their History
with contributions from a.o. Eric Hultén
Eric Hultén
Oskar Eric Gunnar Hultén was a Swedish botanist, plant geographer and 20th century explorer of The Arctic. He was born in Halla in Södermanland. He took his licentiate exam 1931 at Stockholm University and obtained his doctorate degree in botany at Lund University in 1937...
, Tyge W. Böcher
Tyge W. Böcher
Tyge Wittrock Böcher was a Danish botanist, evolutionary biologist, plant ecologist and phytogeographer.He was born in Copenhagen to physician Einar Böcher and wife Cathinca née Andersen. Steen B. Böcher, professor of geography, was his brother.Tyge Böcher was professor of botany at the University...
, Hugo Sjörs, John Axel Nannfeldt
John Axel Nannfeldt
John-Axel Nannfeldt , born 18 January 1904 in Trelleborg and deceased 4 November 1985 in Uppsala, was a Swedish botanist and mycologist....
, Knut Fægri
Knut Fægri
Knut Fægri was a Norwegian botanist and palaeoecologist.- Academic career :Fægri was born in Bergen, and took the dr.philos. degree in 1934 with the thesis Über die Längenvariationen einiger Gletscher des Jostedalsbre und die dadurch bedingten Pflanzensukzessionen. He was hired as a research...
, Bruce C. Heezen
Bruce C. Heezen
Bruce Charles Heezen was an American geologist. He is most famous as being the leader of a team from Columbia University which mapped the Mid-Atlantic Ridge during the 1950s....
and Marie Tharp
Marie Tharp
Marie Tharp was a geologist and oceanographic cartographer who, along with her colleague Bruce Heezen, mapped the ocean floor including the Mid-Oceanic Ridges, a line of undersea mountains.-Biography:...
.