Vol. 79 No. 1 (2024)
Articles

Inga Hedberg (1927-2024) – inspirational driving force in tropical African botany for 60 years

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  • Ib Friis,
  • Sebsebe Demissew,
  • Mats Thulin
Ib Friis
Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
Sebsebe Demissew
The National Herbarium, Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, College of Natural Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 3434, Addis Ababa
Mats Thulin
Systematic Biology, Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biological Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, SE-752 36 Uppsala
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-15945

Published 2024-03-19

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Friis, I., Demissew, S., & Thulin, M. (2024). Inga Hedberg (1927-2024) – inspirational driving force in tropical African botany for 60 years. Webbia, 79(1), 3–18. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-15945

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Abstract

Docent, fil. dr. Inga Hedberg (Fig. 1)  died in Uppsala on the 13th of January 2024, at the age of 96 years. Together with her husband, Olov Hedberg, she has been a central and tireless figure in a range of important international projects on African botany, probably with the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea (1980-2009) as the most remarkable.

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