> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 170](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33265367) of TL-2 Suppl. II > Author links: [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5576573) QID Q5576573 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Birger, Selim Birger Gotthard (né Andersson) (1879-1931), Swedish (Skåne) botanist, studied at a highschool ("gymnasium") in Lund, grad. 1897, studied medicine at the University of Lund (med.-filos. exam. 1899), continued his studies at the Stockholm Karlinska Institut, med. cand. 1904, med. lic. 1909, practised further at St. Görans hospital in Stockholm and in various clinics in Vienna, from 1911 private practising physician in Stockholm, active field botanist, visited the Falkland Islands in 1904. **Abbreviated name**: *Birger* #### Herbarium and types [[Collection S|S]] (orig. herb), dupl. [[Collection A|A]], [[Collection B|B]], [[Collection GB|GB]], [[Collection LD|LD]]. #### Bibliography and biography Barnhart 1: 189 (d. 17 Oct 1931); BJI 2: 13-14; BL 1: 89, 2: 524, 531, 532, 535; GR p. 437; IH 2: 75; Kew 1: 249; KR p. 84-86 (b. 13 Feb 1879); LS suppl. 2766; Nordstedt suppl. p. 4; Urban-Berl. p. 294, 330. #### Biofile - Almborn, O., Bot. Not. 133: 458. 1980. - Anon., Bot. Not. 1907: 26, 1933: 52, 57; - Birger, S., Vegetation bei Port Stanley auf den Falklandinseln, Bot. Jahrb. 39(2): 275-305. 1906. - Fries, R.E., Short hist. bot. Sweden 44, 72, *pl. 2.* 1950. - Hesselman, H., Sv. bot. Tidskr. 27(1): 131-135. 1933 (obit., portr.). - Lundqvist, Å., Sv. bot. Tidskr. 75(5): 307, 308, 310. 1981. - Malmström, H.A., Sv. bot. Tidskr. 27(1): 136-140. 1933 (bibl.). - Sylvén, N., Bot. Not. 1934: 150-154 (obit., portr.). - Wittrock, V.B., Acta Horti Berg. 3(3): 6. 1905 (on portr.). #### Note Brother of Carl Filip Gunnar Andersson (1865-1928), see TL-2/1: 45 and suppl. 1: 112-115, KR p. 30-35. #### Composite works - (1) With Carl Filip Gunnar Andersson (1865-1928), *Den norrländska florans geografiska fördelning*... Uppsala 1912, viii, 416 p. − *German*: *Die geographische Verteilung und die Einwanderungsgeschichte der nordskandinavischen Flora*, Bot. Jahrb. 51: 502-593, *pl. 3-4.* 1914 (extract). − KR p. 35, no. 58. - (2) With G. Andersson, *in* G. Andersson et al., *Stockholms växter*, G. Andersson and S. Birger, *Några huvuddrag i Stockholmstraktens naturförhållunden* p. xxxii-xli. 1914. ### Publications ##### n.21.314. Vegetationen och floran i Pajala socken **Title** *Vegetationen och floran i Pajala socken* med Muonio kapellag i arktiska Norrbotten ... Arkiv för Botanik... \[1904\]. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Veg. fl. Pajala socken*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 22 Sep 1904 (date of printing on p. 117; Nat. Nov. Dec (1) 1904), p. \[1\]-117, *pl. 1-7.* *Copies*: U; IDC 8562, mf. 15-17. − Issued as Ark. Bot. 3(4). 1904. − For further details see BL 2: 535, KR no. 3. *Tillägg till Pajala sockens flora* \[Additions\]: 2 Apr 1907 (in journal), cover (identif.), p. 69-73. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Not. 1907: 69-73. ##### n.21.315. Hjälmaröarnas vegetation **Title** De 1882-1886 mybildade *Hjälmaröarnas vegetation*... Arkiv för Botanik... 1905. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Hjälmaröarnas veg.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 30 Dec 1905 (in journal), p. \[1\]-52, *11 pl*., 1 map. *Copies*: U; IDC 8562, mf. 29-20. − Issued as Ark. Bot. 5(1). 1905. − See also Skogsvårdsf. Tidskr. Årg. 3: 445-446. 1905. − For further details and supplementary articles see BL 2: 535. *German translation*: 21 Dec 1906 (in journal), cover (identif.), p. \[i, recto of 212\], \[212\]-232, *pl. 1-2.* *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Jahrb. 38(3): 212-232, *pl. 1-2.* 1906. *Ref*.: Hesselman, H., Bot. Zeit. 64(20): 308-310. 16 Oct 1906 (rev.). ##### n.21.316. Bidrag till Hälsinglandsflora **Title** *Bidrag till Hälsinglandsflora*... Botaniska Notiser... 1906. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 31 Mar 1906 (date on p. 96 of journal), p. \[81\]-84. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Not. 1906: 81-84. ##### n.21.317. Die Vegetation bei Port Stanley **Title** *Die Vegetation bei Port Stanley* auf den Falklandinseln... \[Sonderabdruck aus Engler's Botanischen Jahrbüchern... 1906\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 8 Jun 1906 (in journal), cover (identif.), p. \[275\]-305, *pl. 1-2* (uncol. phot.). *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Jahrb. 39(2): 275-305, *pl. 1-2.* 1906. ##### n.21.318. Om Tuber Saleb **Title** *Om Tuber Saleb*... Om Saleprötternas slemceller... Arkiv för Botanik... \[1907\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 29 Jan 1907 (or a few days later; as Ark. Bot. 6(13), date of printing on p. 13, issued as Ark. Bot. 6(13) \[*in Häftet 3-4*\] 7 Sep 1907), p. \[1\]-13. *Copies*: U; IDC 8562, mf. 40. ##### n.21.319. Über endozoische Samenverbreitung durch Vögel **Title** *Über endozoische Samenverbreitung durch Vögel*... Särtryck ur Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift... 1907. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1907 cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-31, 1 chart. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Sv. bot. Tidskr. 1(1): 1-31, 1 chart. 1907. ##### n.21.320. Rügen **Title** *Rügen* som exkursionsort för svenka botanister... Särtryck ur Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift... 1907. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: early 1908, cover-t.p., p. \[364\]-372. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Sv. bot. Tidskr. 1(4): 364-372. 1908 \["1907"\]. ##### n.21.321. Om Härjedalens Vegetation **Title** *Om Härjedalens Vegetation*... Arkiv för Botanik... 1908. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 25-30 Sep 1908 (25 Sep 1908 date of printing, issued with nos. 11-14 of vol. 7 of journal on 30 Sep 1908), p. \[1\]-136, *pl. 1-13.* *Copies*: U; IDC 8562, mf. 49-51. − Issued as Ark. Bot. 7(13): 1-136, *pl. 1-13.* 1908. *Ref*.: Peter, A., Bot. Zeit. 67(2): 97-98. 1 Apr 1909 (rev.). - *Note*: See also his *Härjedalens Kärlväxter* i, 96 p. Stockholm 1908. − For further details and further titles on this locality see BL 2: 524. ##### n.21.322. Växtlokaler från Skåne **Title** *Växtlokaler från Skåne*, Småland och Uppland... \[Separat ur Botaniska Notiser, Lund ... 1908\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 2 Nov 1908 (in journal), cover (identif.), p. 215-221. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Not. 1908: 215-221. ##### n.21.323. Bidrag till Pite Lappmarks flora **Title** *Bidrag till Pite Lappmarks flora*... \[Separat ur Botaniska Notiser, Lund...\] 1909. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 15 Dec 1909 (date on p. 322 in journal), cover (identif.), p. \[257\]-274. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Not. 1909: 257-274. ##### n.21.324. Växtlokaler från Norrland och Dalarna **Title** *Växtlokaler från Norrland och Dalarna*... Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift... 1909 \[i.e. 1910\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 10 Jan 1910 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[143\]-158. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Sv. bot. Tidskr. 3(4): 143-158. 1909 \[i.e. 1910\]. ##### n.21.325. Om förekomsten i Sverige af Elodea canadensis **Title** *Om förekomsten i Sverige af Elodea canadensis* L.C. Rich. och Matricaria discoidea DC.... Arkiv för Botanik... \[1910\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 18 Jan 1910-25 Jan 1910 (first date of printing, second date of distribution of the issue of Häfttet 2 (nos. 4-8); however, also independent distribution), p. \[1\]-32, *pl. 1-3* (maps). *Copies*: U; IDC 8562, mf. 64-65. − Issued as Ark. Bot. 9(7): 1-32, *pl. 1-3.* 1910. ##### n.21.326. Kebnekaisetraktens flora **Title** *Kebnekaisetraktens flora*. Ett bidrag till kännedomen om floran i öfversta delen af Kalixälfvens dal... Separattryck ur Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift... 1912. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 23 Aug 1912 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[195\]-217. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Sv. bot. Tidskr. 6(2): 195-217. 1912. − For additional publications on this flora see BL 2: 532. ##### n.21.327. Naturskyddsrörelsen i Sverige **Title** *Naturskyddsrörelsen i Sverige*... Särtryck ur Svenska Turistföreningens Årsskrift... 1912. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1912, cover-t.p., p. \[129\]-145. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Sv. Turistfören. Årsskrift 1912: 128-145 (2 portr. in text). ##### n.21.328. Utbredningen af Scirpus parvulus **Title** *Utbredningen af Scirpus parvulus* Roem. et Schult. i Skandinavien... Separattryck ur Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift... 1912. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 28 Oct 1912 (in journal; Bot. Centralbl. 4 Feb 1913), cover-t.p., p. \[608\]-618, chart. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Sv. bot. Tidskr. 6(3): 608-618, chart. 1912.