Øjvind Moestrup, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Øjvind Moestrup

Danish aquatic botanist (phycologist) born 1941

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1941

Place of Birth: Denmark

Profession: university teacher, researcher, botanist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Øjvind Moestrup (born 15 December 1941) is a Danish aquatic botanist, working particularly with the classification of algae.
He worked at the Botanical Institute at the University of Copenhagen and is a professor emeritus in the Department of Biology there.
He published over 100 scientific papers. Moestrup received his doctorate in biology from the University of Copenhagen in 1983, and has worked with the Fishery Inspection Service of the Danish Ministry of Fisheries.
His major areas of research include the taxonomy of planktonic algae, haptophytes, toxic diatoms and raphidophytes.