Torkel Lillefosse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian botanist
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Place of Birth: Strandebarm, Hordaland, Norway
About Torkel Lillefosse
- Torkel Knutsen Lillefosse (5 July 1868 – 9 January 1946) was a Norwegian botanist. He was born at Strandebarm in Hordaland, Norway.
- After working as a wood carver and gardener, he turned to botany.
- From 1921 he received an annual state grant for his research.
- He only researched the flora of Western Norway, and his collection of plants from Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane was and is unique.
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