Frederik Georg Emil Rostrup (28 January 1831 – 16 January 1907) was a

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and

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Biography

Emil Rostrup was born at the village of Stokkemarke on the Danish island of

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. Rostrup completed his polyteknisk examen in 1857. From 1858, Rostrup was a teacher at the paedagogical college ''Skårup Seminarium'' in then new subject natural history. He educated to-be school teachers for 25 years. In the meantime he had become well known for his

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handbooks and his works on

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. He was appointed docent at the

Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University ( da, Kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole, abbr. KVL) was a veterinary and agricultural science university in Denmark. It was founded in 1856 and operated until 2007, when it became a part of t ...

in 1883. From 1902, he was professor at the same college. Rostrup was first real

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and probably the greatest ever. He was member of

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(from 1882),

Royal Physiographic Society in Lund The Royal Physiographic Society in Lund ( sv, Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapet i Lund), is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. It was founded in Lund, on December 2, 1772, and received a Royal Charter by Gustav III, on March 6, 1778.

(from 1888), Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (from 1890). In 1894, he was made honorary doctor at the

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. After his death, his adept Jens Lind published a full account on all fungi collected by him in

- mainly ''microfungi'' such as

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s Numerous fungal species have been named to his honour, e.g. Exobasidium rostrupii, Acanthosphaeria rostrupii, Austroboletus rostrupii and Phoma rostrupii.

References

External links

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Danish Biography in Dansk biografisk Lexikon vol. XIV
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rostrup, Emil 1907 deaths 1831 births People from Lolland People from Lolland Municipality University of Copenhagen faculty University of Copenhagen alumni Members of the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund 19th-century Danish botanists Danish mycologists Danish phytopathologists Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Rostrup family