Johan Emanuel Wikström (born 1789 in

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, Sweden – died 1856 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a

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botanist. He studied law and medicine at the

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and obtained his medical doctorate in 1817. He worked closely with

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at the ''

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'', where in 1818 he succeeded Swartz as garden superintendent. In 1823, he attained the title of professor. From 1821 onward, he taught natural history classes at the gymnasium in Stockholm.Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 32. Werth - Väderkvarn
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'' (family

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) was named in his honor by Stephan Endlicher.

Selected works

* ''Dissertatio botanica de Daphne'' (1820). * ''Några arter af växtslägtet Rosa'' (1821). * ''Conspectus litteraturæ botanicæ in Suecia : ab antiquissimis temporibus usque ad finem anni 1831, notis bibliographicis et biographis auctorum adjectis'' (1831). * ''Stockholms flora, eller korrt beskrifning af de vid Stockholm i vildt tillstånd förekommande växter'' (1840).OCLC WorldCat
(published works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wikstrom, Johan Emanuel 19th-century Swedish botanists 1789 births 1856 deaths People from Västergötland Uppsala University alumni