Johan Albert Constantin Löfgren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johan Albert Constantin Löfgren

Swedish-born Brazilian botanist (1854–1918)

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1854

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1918

Profession: botanist

Nationality: Sweden, Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Johan Albert Constantin Löfgren (1854–1918), known as Albert Löfgren or Alberto Löfgren, was head of the botany department of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden around 1905.
The plant currently known as Schlumbergera opuntioides is one of those he first named.Löfgren was the first director of the Horto Florestal de São Paulo, from 1907 to 1909, now named the Albert Löfgren State Park.