Hampus Wilhelm Arnell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hampus Wilhelm Arnell

Swedish bryologist

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1848

Place of Birth: Härnösands domkyrkoförsamling, Västernorrland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1932

Profession: docent, meteorologist, botanist, high school teacher, bryologist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Hampus Wilhelm Arnell (2 August 1848 in Härnösand – 1932 in Uppsala) was a Swedish bryologist.
He was the father of hepaticologist Sigfrid Vilhelm Arnell (1895–1970). In 1875, he became a privat-docent of botany at the University of Uppsala, later working as a schoolteacher in Umeå and Harnosand.
In 1880 he became an associate professor of natural history and chemistry in Jönköping.
He later taught classes in Gävle (from 1894) and Uppsala (from 1901).His botanical studies included trips throughout most of Sweden, to northern Norway (1869, 1870 and 1891) and to the lower Yenisei valley in Siberia (1876).
From 1873 onward, he performed phenological research in various parts of Sweden.The liverwort genera Arnellia Lindb.
and Arnelliella C.
Massal.
commemorate his name.