Paul Gelting, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Gelting

Danish botanist

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1905

Date of Death: 18-Feb-1964

Profession: botanist, ecologist, lichenologist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Paul Emil Elliot Gelting (30 March 1905 – 18 February 1964) was a Danish ecologist, botanist and lichenologist.
He was associate professor at the University of Copenhagen and particularly active in Greenland. Gelting participated in the Three-year Expedition to East Greenland 1931-34 led by Lauge Koch and the expedition 1938-39 to Northeast Greenland led by Eigil Knuth.
From 1946 to 1954, he headed the Arctic Station Qeqertarsuaq, which had been founded by Morten Pedersen Porsild.