Mortensen, Ole Theodor Jensen (1868-1952)

Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
Ole Theodor Jensen
Last name
Mortensen
Initials
O.T.J.
Life Dates
1868 - 1952
Collecting Dates
1892 - 1936
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Algae
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
C (main), BO, L
Countries
Europe: DenmarkNorth Africa: EgyptMalesian region: IndonesiaJapanese region: JapanMascarenes: MauritiusSouthern Africa: MozambiqueAustralasia: New ZealandCentral American Continent: PanamaAtlantic region: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaIndo-China: ThailandCaribbean region: Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands (USA)North American region: United States
Associate(s)
Iboet (-1927) (co-collector)
Jensen, Hjalmar (1865-1948) (co-collector)
Mortensen, Theodor (synonym)
Biography
Danish zoologist from Harløse ved Hillerød who was appoointed Head Curator of the Department of Invertebrates at the Carlserg Institute in Copenhagen. He travelled widely (1913-1916) on the government ships Hinemoa and Amokura to the Pacific region, including collecting in Japan, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Cental America, He was also leader of the Danish Expedition to the Kai Islands (1922). He founded the Danmarks Fauna and was a specialist in echinoderm taxonomy. Many taxa of animals are named after him.
References
Chaudhri, M.N., Vegter, H.I. & de Bary, H.A., Index Herb. Coll. I-L (1972): 317; Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. M (1976): 561;
Mortensen, Ole Theodor Jensen (1868-1952)
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