Eilif Dahl
Eilif Dahl (7 December 1916 – 17 March 1993) was a Norwegian botanist and politician for the Labour Party.
He was born in Kristiania. He was appointed professor of botany at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1965. His research interests centered on Arctic plants and lichen, plant geography and ecology. He was also a politician for the Labour Party, where he was a board member from 1965 to 1977. During the German occupation of Norway he took part in resistance work, and was a member of the clandestine intelligence organization XU. After fleeing to neutral Sweden and later to the United Kingdom, he served with the Norwegian High Command in London.[1][2]
References
- ^ Jørgensen, Per M. "Eilif Dahl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Eilif Dahl". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. E.Dahl.
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