Matthias Numsen Blytt

Matthias Numsen Blytt

Matthias Numsen Blytt (26 April 1789 – 26 June 1862) was a Norwegian botanist. He was born at Overhalla in Nordre Trondheim county, Norway. He attended the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo) and the University of Copenhagen. Blytt was professor of botany at the University of Oslo.^[1][2] In 1856 he issued the exsiccata Plantae Norvegiae, praesertim alpium, rariores.^[3]

References

1. Fægri, Knut. "Matthias Numsen Blytt". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 February 2012.
2. Inger Nordal. "Mathias Numsen Blytt". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
3. "Plantae Norvegiae, praesertim alpium, rariores: IndExs ExsiccataID=1952674559". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
4. International Plant Names Index.  Blytt.