Aino Henssen

Aino Marjatta Henssen (12 April 1925, Elberfeld – 29 August 2011, Marburg[1]), was a German lichenologist. Her father, Gottfried Henssen, was a folklorist and her mother was Finnish.[2]

Career

Henssen obtained her doctorate in 1953. She was curator of the Botanisches Institut at Philipps-Universität in Marburg, Germany. She was honored with an Acharius Medal in 1992.

Species described with year of publication

References

  1. Aino Henssen on hs.fi (finnish)
  2. Aino Henssen (Finnish) Helsingin Sanomat
  3. IPNI.  Henssen.

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