Erik Acharius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erik Acharius

Swedish botanist

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1757

Place of Birth: Gävle Heliga Trefaldighets, Gävleborg County, Sweden

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1819

Profession: physician, botanist, mycologist, lichenologist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Erik Acharius (10 October 1757 – 14 August 1819) was a Swedish botanist who pioneered the taxonomy of lichens and is known as the "father of lichenology." Acharius was famously the last pupil of Carl Linnaeus.