Swiss botanist (1829-1919).
Simon Schwendener (10 February 1829 – 27 May 1919) was a Swiss botanist known for his investigations of plant anatomy and physiology. In 1867, he proposed that lichens are composite organisms formed by a symbiotic association between a fungus and an alga, a view that was initially controversial but later confirmed.
Abbreviations: Schwend.
Occupations: university teacher, plant physiologist, lichenologist, botanist, biologist
Citizenships: Switzerland
Languages: German
Dates: 1829-02-10T00:00:00Z – 1919-05-27T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Buchs
Direct attributions: 0 plants, 1 fungus
Authorship mentions: 0 plants, 1 fungus