Inger Nordal

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Inger Nordal (also Inger Bjørnstad)
Born11 August 1944
NationalityNorwegian
Scientific career
Fields Botany
Author abbrev. (botany) I.Bjørnstad, Nordal

Inger Nordal (born 11 August 1944) is a Norwegian professor of botany.

She was an associate professor at the University of Oslo from 1974, took the fil.dr. degree (doctorate) at Uppsala University in 1977 and became a professor in 1987. [1] In 1990 she was admitted into the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. [2] A few of her early papers were published under her then married name "Inger Nordal Bjørnstad". [3]

Nordal was also elected as a member of Bærum municipal council for the term 19791983, representing the Socialist Left Party. She resides at Østerås. [2]

Authority names

Nordal is known historically in the scientific literature under two different reference names, the latter Nordal being the current form.

The standard author abbreviation I.Bjørnstad is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [4]
The standard author abbreviation Nordal is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [5]

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References

  1. "Inger Nordal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  2. 1 2 "Inger Nordal 60 år 11. august" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 July 2004.
  3. Friis, Ib & Bjørnstad, Inger (1972), "Studies in the genus Haemanthus (Amaryllidaceae) I. The infrageneric taxonomy", Norwegian Journal of Botany, 19: 187–206
  4. International Plant Names Index.  I.Bjørnstad.
  5. International Plant Names Index.  Nordal.