Olav Johan Sopp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Olav Johan Sopp

Norwegian mycologist

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1860

Place of Birth: Hamar Municipality, Hedmark, Norway

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1931

Profession: physician, physiologist, botanist, mycologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Olav Johan Sopp

  • Olav Johan Sopp (née Johan Oluf Olsen; 6 October 1860 – 14 August 1931) was a Norwegian mycologist.
  • He was a pioneer of Norwegian and international mycological research.
  • He was the first to suggest classifying fungi as belonging to neither plantae nor animalia, but to a third kingdom.
  • He also contributed to the development of the Norwegian dairy and brewery industry.

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