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Täckholm, Vivi, 1898-1978

LC control no.n 79120691
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Personal name headingTäckholm, Vivi, 1898-1978
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Variant(s)Laurent, Vivi, 1898-1978
Laurent-Täckholm, Vivi, 1898-1978
LocatedEgypt
Birth date1898-01-07
Death date1978-05-03
Place of birthDanderyd (Sweden)
Place of deathStockholm (Sweden)
Field of activityChildren's books
Profession or occupationBotanists Authors
Found inAuthor's Vivis resa ... 1923-24: t.p. (Vivi Laurent)
Students' flora of Egypt, 1956: t.p. (Vivi Täckholm)
Plant systematics for the 21st century, c2000: p. 1 (Vivi Täckholm; b. Vivi Laurent Jan. 7, 1897) p. 3 (Vivi Laurent-Täckholm 1898-1978; d. in Stockholm May 3, 1978; accompanied husband Gunnar Vilhelm Täckholm to Egypt in 1926) p. 5 (wrote children's books and books on Egypt; Fil. Kand. (B. Sc.) 1921, Stockholm Högskola) p. 6 (botanist and collector of Egyptian plants) p. 16 (returned to Stockholm in 1929) p. 17 (returned to Egypt in 1946; held title Visiting Professor; received honorary Doctor's degree in 1952 from Univ. of Stockholm; kept name Laurent-Täckholm until 1956) p. 18 (returned to Stockholm in Mar., 1978)
Wikipedia, October 16, 2019 (Vivi Laurent-Täckholm; born January 7, 1898 in Danderyd; died May 3, 1978 in Stockholm; Swedish botanist and children's book author; active in Egypt)
Associated languageswe eng