Finn Wischmann
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Finn Wischmann was a Norwegian
botanist.
Graduating with a cand.mag.
degree, Wischmann spent his entire professional life at the Botanical Museum and the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo
. He edited and translated a Swedish-language
Flora entitled Norsk fargeflora, which was published in five editions before Wischmann's death in 2011. He also translated the German language
encyclopedia Grosse Bilderlexikon der Pflanzen, which was published under the title by the publishing house Tanum in 1970.
In 1972, Wischmann wrote the book Verneverdige myrer i Oslo, Asker og Bærum together with Asbjørn Moen, on the conservation of swamps in the Greater Oslo Region
. In 1986, he published a book together with Hedvig Wright Østern and Hermod Karlsen. It was titled Ville planter i Norge ("Wild Plants in Norway"), and was reprinted in 1993. Although he preferred copyediting over writing, Wischmann wrote more than 60 articles for botanical journals in Scandinavia. He was also an honorary member of the Norwegian Botanical Society and editorial staff member of its journal Blyttia
. Wischmann wrote more than 45,000 herbarium sheets and 21,000 checklists, which record more than half a million plant discoveries.
On 7 November 2003, he was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav for his work within Norwegian botanics. He died on 8 May 2011, at an age of 92 years. He was buried at Vestre gravlund
on 16 May.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
botanist.
Graduating with a cand.mag.
Cand.mag.
Candidatus magisterii , Candidata magisterii , i.e. Latin Candidate of Arts, abbreviated cand.mag., is an academic degree used in Denmark, and formerly in Norway and Iceland, roughly corresponding to an American Master of Arts and officially translated as such...
degree, Wischmann spent his entire professional life at the Botanical Museum and the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo
Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo
The Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo is Norway's oldest and largest museum of natural history, situated in Oslo.It traces its roots to the University Botanical Garden, which was founded near Tøyen Manor in 1814...
. He edited and translated a Swedish-language
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
Flora entitled Norsk fargeflora, which was published in five editions before Wischmann's death in 2011. He also translated the German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
encyclopedia Grosse Bilderlexikon der Pflanzen, which was published under the title by the publishing house Tanum in 1970.
In 1972, Wischmann wrote the book Verneverdige myrer i Oslo, Asker og Bærum together with Asbjørn Moen, on the conservation of swamps in the Greater Oslo Region
Greater Oslo Region
Greater Oslo Region is a statistical metropolitan region surrounding the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The region includes the city of Oslo , the entire county of Akershus and several municipalities in the counties of Buskerud , Oppland , Vestfold and Østfold .It is divided into...
. In 1986, he published a book together with Hedvig Wright Østern and Hermod Karlsen. It was titled Ville planter i Norge ("Wild Plants in Norway"), and was reprinted in 1993. Although he preferred copyediting over writing, Wischmann wrote more than 60 articles for botanical journals in Scandinavia. He was also an honorary member of the Norwegian Botanical Society and editorial staff member of its journal Blyttia
Blyttia
Blyttia is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal of botany published by the Norwegian Botanical Association since 1943. It was the successor of the Norsk Botanisk Forenings Meddelelser. The editor-in-chief is Jan Wesenberg. The journal is named after the Norwegian botanists Matthias Numsen...
. Wischmann wrote more than 45,000 herbarium sheets and 21,000 checklists, which record more than half a million plant discoveries.
On 7 November 2003, he was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav for his work within Norwegian botanics. He died on 8 May 2011, at an age of 92 years. He was buried at Vestre gravlund
Vestre gravlund
Vestre gravlund is a cemetery in the Frogner borough of Oslo, Norway, located next to the Borgen metro station. At , it is the largest cemetery in Norway...
on 16 May.