Finnish botanist and politician (1820-1880).
Fredrik Nylander (9 September 1820 – 29 September 1880) was a Finnish physician and botanist who was among the first to study the plants of Finland, describing about eleven new species. The standard author abbreviation F.Nyl. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Nylander was born in Oulu to magistrate Anders and his wife Margareta Magdalena Fahlander. He was educated at Oulu Grammar School and later in Turku and Helsinki. He studied natural sciences at the Imperial Alexander University majoring in botany and zoology and graduated in 1840 after some trave
Abbreviations: F.Nyl.
Occupations: scientific collector, politician, physician, explorer, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Grand Duchy of Finland
Languages: Finnish
Dates: 1820-09-09T00:00:00Z – 1880-10-02T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Oulu
Direct attributions: 4 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 7 plants, 0 fungi