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### Author
Svedelius, Nils \[Eberhard\] (1873-1960), Swedish botanist (algologist); Dr. phil. Uppsala 1901 as a student of F.R. Kjellman; Regnellian curator Riksmuseum Stockholm 1901-1902; lecturer at Uppsala 1902-1914; professor of botany 1914-1938, director of the Botanical Museum 1928-1938; visited Ceylon, Singapore and Buitenzorg 1902-1903; director of the Hortus Linnaeanus, Uppsala 1920-1930; of Uppsala Univ. Bot. Trädg. 1928-1938.
**Abbreviated name**: *Sved.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Sved.*\]
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection UPS|UPS]]; other material at [[Collection C|C]], [[Collection E|E]], [[Collection NY|NY]].
*Exsiccatae*: contributed to S. Lundell and J.A. Nannfeldt: *Fungi exsiccati suecici praesertim upsalienses*, fasc. 1-30, nos. 1-1500, 1934-1947, for Schedae see TL-2/5105. – *Letters* at [[Collection G|G]].
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 3: 350 (b. 5 Aug 1873, d. 2 Aug 1960); Biol.-Dokum. 17: 9129; BJI 2: 174-175; BM 5: 2052, 8: 1274; Bossert p. 389; DSB 13: 164-166 (J.A. Nannfeldt); Hirsch p. 292; IH 1 (ed. 3): 157, (ed. 4): 175; KR p. 683-686 (bibl.); Lenley p. 398; Moebius p. 93-94; MW suppl. 341; Saelan p. 7097; SO 3021, 3030; TL-2/3431, 5252, 10.943, see J.R. Sernander; Tucker 3: 299.
#### Biofile
- Almborn, O., Bot. Not. 133: 455. 1980.
- Anon., Bot. Centralbl. 125: 320. 1914 (prof. bot. Uppsala); Bot. Not. 1901: 209 (stipend), 1902: 158 (id.), 240 ("docent"), 1912: 44 (stipend), 1936: 448 (id.); Hedwigia 55: (72). 1914 (prof. bot. Uppsala); Index Amer. bot. lit. 1886-1966. 4: 303. 1969; Plant Sci. Bull. 6(4): 7. 1961 (obit. not.); Vem är det 1949: 969-970; World biography L-Z: 4617. 1948.
- Fries, R.E., ed., Short hist. bot. Sweden 14, 46, 60, 79. 1950.
- K.A., *in* Nordisk familjebok 18: 870. 1933.
- Lindman, S., Sv. män kvinn. 7: 370-371. 1954 (biogr., portr., bibl.).
- Lowden, R.M., Taxon, Index pers. names vols. 1-30. 714. 1985.
- Nannfeldt, J.A., K. Vet.-Soc. Arsb. 1960: 17-19. 1961 (obit., portr.).
- Papenfuss, G.F., Phycologia 1(4): 172-182. 1961 (obit., portr., bibl. of phycol. publ.).
- Ramsbottom, J., Nature 188: 188. 1960 (obit.).
- Schmid, B. & C. Thesing, Biol.-Kalend. 322-323. 1914.
- Skottsberg, C., Biogr. mem. Fellows R. Soc. 7: 295-312. 1961 (main biogr., portr., bibl.).
- Verdoorn, F., ed., Chron. bot. 1: 28, 39, 40, 257, 258. 1935, 2: 476 \[index\]. 1936, 3: 428 \[index\]. 1937, 4: 85, 101, 102, 560. 1938, 5: 111, 114. 1939, 6: 232, 307. 1941.
- Wittrock, V.B., Acta Horti Berg. 3(2): 73. 1903, 3(3): 54-55, *pl. 106*. 1905 (portr.).
#### Composite works
- (1) With F.R. Kjellman, *Phaeophyceae* und *Dictyotales, in* EP, Nat. Pflanzenfam.... Nachtr. I(2): 137-188. Jun 1910 (see TL-/1710).
- (2) *Rhodophyceae, in* id. Nachtr. I(2): 189-192. Jun 1910, 193-276. Jul 1911. – Also as independent reprint with cover-t.p. Leipzig (Wilhelm Engelman) 1911, with original pagination. *Copy*: US.
- (3) Most entries relating to algae in K. Linsbauer, ed., C.K. Schneiders *Illustriertes Handwörterbuch der Botanik* ed. 2, 1917 (entries signed Sv.).
- (4) Co-editor (with J.R. Sernander and C.O. Norén) of *Botaniska Studier*. Tillägnade F.R. Kjellman... 1906.
- (5) Co-editor (with E. Melin) of *Symbolae botanicae upsalienses* 1932-1942.
- (6) Editor, H.O. Juel, *Burser hort. sicc*. 1036, TL-2/3431.
#### Note
Svedelius was the author of several biographical papers on Swedish botanists, *on*: F.R. Kjellman, K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Årsb. 1908: 279-300; Ber. deut. bot. Ges. 26a: (55)-(75). 1908.
C.A. Agardh, Sv. biogr. lex. 1: 250-265. 1917 (with A.B. Carlsson et al.).
J.A. Agardh, *ib*. 1: 268-274. 1917.
J.E. Areschoug, *ib*. 5: 144-149. 1919.
K.H. Bohlin, *ib. 5*: 188-189. 1924.
O.F. Borge, *ib*. 5: 485-486. 1924.
O. Rosenberg, *ib*....?
C.P. Thunberg, Isis 35: 128-134. 1944.
### Publications
##### n.13.470a. Die Juncaceen der ersten Regnell' schen Expedition
**Title**
*Die Juncaceen der ersten Regnell' schen Expedition*... Stockholm (Kungl. Boktryckeriet. P.A. Norstedt & Söner) 1897. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Juncac. Regn. Exp.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1897 (mss. submitted 10 Mar 1897), p. \[1\]-11, *1 pl*. (p.p. col. lith.). *Copies*: B, G, H, M, NY, U; IDC 7670 (419). – Issued as Bih. K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 23(3) 6, 1897. – A note on Swedish *Juncus* appeared in Bot. Not. 1893: 49-51.
##### n.13.471. Algen aus den Ländern der Magellanstrasse
**Title**
*Algen aus den Ländern der Magellanstrasse* und Westpatagonien. I. *Chlorophyceae*... Stockholm (Kungl. Boktryckeriet. P.A. Norstedt & Söner) 1900. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1900, cover-t.p., p. \[283\]-316, *pl. 16-18. Copies*: LD, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Nordenskjöld, O., ed., Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Exp. Magellansl. 1885-1897, 3(8): \[283\]-316, *pl. 16-18*. 1900.
##### n.13.472. Studier öfver Östersjöns hafsalgflora
**Title**
*Studier öfver Östersjöns hafsalgflora*. Akademisk afhandling som med tillstånd af vidtberömda Filosofiska Fakultetens i Upsala Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga Sektion för filosofiska gradens erhållande till offentlig granskning framställes... å botaniska lärosalen Fredagen den 10 maj 1901 p.v.t.f.m. Upsala (Upsala Nya Tidn:s Aktiebolag) 1901. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Stud. Östersjöns hafsalgfl.*
**Notes**
*Thesis issue*: 1-10 Mai 1901, p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-140. *Copies*: Almborn, BR, H, LD, – *5 pl*. in figure series (*4-11*).
*Commercial issue*: 1-10 Mai 1901 (NY rd 25 Oct 1901; Hedwigia 20 Jun 1901; Bot. Centralbl. 28 Mai 1901), p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-140. *Copies*: B, FH, M, NY(2), Peterson, US, USDA. – Studier öfver Östersjöns hafsalgflora. Akademisk Afhandling. Upsala (id.) 1901. Oct.
*Ref*.: Kuckuck, P., Bot. Zeit. 59: 327-330. 1 Nov 1901 (rev.).
- Neger, F.W., Bot. Centralbl. 88: 2-3. 25 Sep 1901 (rev.).
##### n.13.473. Zur Kenntniss der saprophytischen Gentianaceen
**Title**
*Zur Kenntniss der saprophytischen Gentianaceen*... Stockholm (Kungl. Boktryckeriet. P.A. Norstedt & Söner) 1902. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Kenntn. saproph. Gent.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1902 (mss. submitted 12 Mar 1902), p. \[1\]-16. *Copies*: B, G, LD, U; IDC 7670 (545-546). – Issued as Bih. K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 28(3) 4, 1902.
##### n.13.474. Ecological and systematic studies of the Ceylon species of Caulerpa
**Title**
Reports on the marine algae of Ceylon, No. I. *Ecological and systematic studies of the Ceylon species of Caulerpa*... \[Ceylon Marine biological Reports... 1906\]. Qu.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jun 1906, cover-t.p., p. \[81\]-144. *Copies*: LD, NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ceylon marine biological reports 2(4): \[81\]-144. 1906.
##### n.13.475. Über die Algenvegetation eines ceylonischen Korallenriffes
**Title**
*Über die Algenvegetation eines ceylonischen Korallenriffes* mit besonderer Rücksicht auf ihre Periodizität... Särtryck ur Botaniska Studier... Uppsala 1906. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1906, cover-t.p., p. \[184\]-221, *pl. 6. Copy*: US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Botaniska Studier tillägnade F.R. Kjellman \[184\]-221, *pl. 6*. 1906.
##### n.13.476. Martensia
**Title**
Über den Bau und die Entwicklung der Florideengattung *Martensia*.... Uppsala & Stockholm (Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri-A.-B. 1908. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Martensia*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 19-31 Dec 1908 (p. 101: printed 19 Dec 1908; t.p. 1908; Nat. Nov. Apr(1) 1908), p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-101, *pl. 1-4* (uncol.). *Copies*: B, FH, G, H, HH, LD, NY(2), U, US; IDC 542 (D209-D213). – K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 43(7).
*Preliminary publ*.: Sv. bot. Tidskr. 2: (94)-(97). 1908.
*Ref*.: Gepp, A. & E.S., J. Bot. 47: 147-148. Apr 1909 (rev.).
##### n.13.477. Scinaia furcellata
**Title**
Zytologisch-entwicklungsgeschichtliche Studien über *Scinaia furcellata*. Ein Beitrag zur Frage der Reduktionsteilung der nicht tetrasporenbildenden Florideen... Upsala (Akademische Buchdruckerei Edv. Beding) 1915. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Scinaia furcellata*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: shortly after 18 Oct 1915 (date of printing; mss. submitted 10 Sep 1915; Nat. Nov. Apr 1916), p. \[i, iii\], \[1\]-55. *Copies*: FH, LD, NY, US. –Issued as Nov. Act. Reg. Soc. Sci. Upsal. ser. 4, 4(4), fasc. I. 1915.
*Ref*.: Wille, N., Bot. Centralbl. 131: 537-539. 23 Mai 1916 (rev.).
##### n.13.478. Das Problem des Generationswechsels bei den Florideen
**Title**
*Das Problem des Generationswechsels bei den Florideen*... Jena (Verlag von Gustav Fischer) 1916. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jul 1916 reprint), cover-t.p., p.\[1\]-40. *Copy*: US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Naturw. Wochenschrift 31 (25, 26): \[353\]-359. 18 Jun, 372-379. 25 Jun 1916.
##### n.13.479. On the discontinuous geographical distribution of some tropical and subtropical marine algae
**Title**
*On the discontinuous geographical distribution of some tropical and subtropical marine algae* ... Stockholm (Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri-A.-B.) 1924. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Discont. distr. mar. alg.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: shortly after 17 Mar 1924 (date of printing; issued in journal Heft 1 with nos. 1, 2 and 4: 2 Dec 1924; Nat. Nov. Nov 1924), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-70. *Copies*: G, H, LD, NY, U; IDC 8562 (152). – Issued as Ark. Bot. 19(3). 1924.
##### n.13.480. The seasonal alternation of the generations of Ceramium corticatulum
**Title**
*The seasonal alternation of the generations of Ceramium corticatulum* in the Baltic a contribution to the periodicity and ecology of the marine algae... Uppsala (Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri-A.-B.) 1927. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Season. alt. general. Ceramium*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1927 (mss. submitted 4 Feb 1927), p. \[1\]-28. *Copies*: NY, U, US. – Issued as art. 15 in Nov. Act. Reg. Soc. Sci. Upsal. vol. extra ord. 1927.
*Preliminary paper*: Alternation of generations in relation to reduced division, Bot. Gaz. 83: \[362\]-384. Jun 1927.
*Follow-up*: A reply to criticism of this paper by Sjöstedt was given by Svedelius *in* Sv. bot. Tidskr. 23(3): 366-387. 1929.
##### n.13.481. On the development of Asparagopsis armata
**Title**
*On the development of Asparagopsis armata* Harv. and Bonnemaisonia asparagoides (Woodw.) Ag. A contribution to the cytology of the haplobiontic Rhodophyceae... Uppsala (A.-B. L. Norblads Bokhandel) 1933. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Devel. Asparagopsis armata*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1933 (mss. submitted 7 Apr 1933), p. \[1\]-61. *Copies*: G, HH, LD, NY, US. – Issued as Nov. Act. Reg. Soc. Sci. Upsal. ser. 4. 9(1): 1933.
*Preliminary publ*.: Brit. Ass. Adv. Sci., Rep. 95th Meeting, Leeds 1927: 380-381; Sv. bot. Tidskr. 26: 502-505. 1933.
##### n.13.482. Lomentaria rosea
**Title**
*Lomentaria rosea*, eine Floridee ohne Generationswechsel, nur mit Tetrasporenbildung ohne Reduktionsteilung... Berlin... 1935. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 28 Nov 1935 (p. 19), cover-t.p., p. \[19\]-26. *Copies*: LD, Peterson. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ber. Deuts. Bot. Ges. 53, I. Generalvers.-Heft p. 19-26. 1935. – Preliminary to the 1937 paper below.
##### n.13.483. The apomeiotic tetrad division in Lomentaria rosea
**Title**
*The apomeiotic tetrad division in Lomentaria rosea* in comparison with the normal development in Lomentaria clavellosa. A new type of life-cycle among the Rhodophyceae. Uppsala (A.-B. Lundequistska bokhandeln) 1937. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Apomeiotic tetrad div. Lomentaria*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1937, cover-t.p., p. \[3\]-54.
*Copy*: LD. – Issued as and to be cited from Symb. bot. Ups. 2(2). 1937.
##### n.13.484. Floridéernas utvecklingstyper
**Title**
*Floridéernas utvecklingstyper*... Uppsala (Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri-A.-B.) 1938. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1938, cover-t.p., p. \[45\]-76. *Copies*: LD, US. Reprinted and to be cited from K. Vet.-Soc. Årsb. 1937: \[45\]-76.
##### n.13.485. Anatomisch-entwicklungsgeschichtliche Studien über die Florideengattung Dermonema
**Title**
*Anatomisch-entwicklungsgeschichtliche Studien über die Florideengattung Dermonema* (Grev.) Harv.... Särtryck ur Botaniska Notiser... Lund 1939. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 5 Feb 1939, p. \[21\]-39. *Copies*: LD, US. – Reprinted from Bot. Not. 1939: \[21\]-39.
##### n.13.486. Über den Bau
**Title**
*Über den Bau* und die Entwicklung *der Spermatangiengruben* bei der Florideengattung *Galaxaura*. – Särtryck ur Botaniska Notiser 1939. Lund 1939. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Spermatangiengruben Galaxaura*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 20 Oct 1939 (Festschrift Murbeck), p. \[591\]-606. *Copy*: LD. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Not. 1939: \[591\]-606.
*Note*: for further contributions on *Galaxaura* outside our period see Sv. bot. Tidskr. 35: \[100\]-104. 1941; Blumea, Suppl. II (Jubilee Volume Weber-van Bosse) \[72\]-90. 1942; Nova Acta Reg. Soc. Sc. Ups., ser. 4, vol. 13(4): \[1\]-154. 1942; ibid. ser. 4, vol. 15(9): \[1\]-92. 1953.