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| Born | 15 August 1794 Femsjö, Hylte Municipality, Småland, Sweden |
| Died | 8 February 1878 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Known for | Founder of modern fungal taxonomy |
| Awards | Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mycology, botany |
| Institutions | Lund University (1814–1834), Uppsala University (1834–1878) |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Fr. |
Elias Magnus Fries FRS FRSE FLS (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. He is sometimes called the "Linnaeus of Mycology".[1] In his works he described and assigned botanical names to hundreds of fungus and lichen species, many of which remain authoritative today.
- ^ Bevan, R.J. (1981). "Aspects of mycological history". Bulletin of the British Mycological Society. 15: 20–25. doi:10.1016/S0007-1528(81)80003-X.