Creu Casas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Creu Casas

Spanish botanist, bryologist and professor (1913-2007)

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1913

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 20-May-2007

Profession: pharmacist, university teacher, botanist, bryologist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Creu Casas i Sicart (Barcelona, April 26, 1913 - Barcelona, May 20, 2007) was a Catalan biologist and botanist.
After graduating from the University of Barcelona, she became a bryology specialist and started a large inventory of Catalan and European bryophytes.
She wrote two important books on this subject Flora dels Briòfits dels Països Catalans (vol.
I, 2001; vol.
II, 2004) and Handbook of mosses of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands (2006).