Bernt Arne Lynge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bernt Arne Lynge

Norwegian botanist (1884–1942)

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1884

Place of Birth: Lyngør, Aust-Agder, Norway

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1942

Profession: author, botanist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Bernt Arne Lynge (9 July 1884 – 28 January 1942) was a Norwegian botanist.
He specialized in lichen, in particular species from the Arctic and Antarctica.Lynge was born at Lyngør in Aust-Agder, Norway.
After graduation, he was employed as an assistant in the University of Oslo Botanical Garden and later curator at the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo.
He was appointed professor of botany at the University of Oslo from 1935.
Lynge was elected to the Norwegian Academy of Science.
His publication included Studies on the Lichen Flora of Norway (1921) and Vascular Plants from Novaya Semlyen (1923). The Spitsbergen glacier Lyngebreen is named after him.