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Teodor Lippmaa (17 November 1892 in Riga – 27 January 1943 in Tartu) was a noted Estonian botanist. He was the president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society in 1939–1942.
Teodor Lippmaa | |
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Born | |
Died | 27 January 1943 | (aged 50)
Nationality | Estonian |
Alma mater | University of Tartu |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, Phytogeography |
Institutions | University of Tartu |
With Karl Eichwald (1889-1976) he edited the exsiccata work Eesti Taimed - Estonian Plants (1933-1939) distributed by the Botanical Museum of the University of Tartu.[1]
There is a monument honoring him in Tartu where he lived for much of his life. It was erected in 1982.[2]
Lippmaa was killed along with most of his family during a Soviet air raid in 1943.[3] Lippmaa is buried at the Rahumäe cemetery in Tallinn.[4] He was the father of Endel Lippmaa, also a well-known scientist.
References
edit- ^ "Eesti Taimed - Estonian Plants: IndExs ExsiccataID=2147199769". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Kultuuriväärtusega asjade ja -mälestiste register:T. Lippmaa monument". Tartu Official Site. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ^ Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia liikmeskond II : 1938-1998 [Membership of the Estonian Academy of Sciences II: 1938-1998] (in Estonian). Tallinn. 1998. p. 9.
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