Vivi Laurent-Täckholm was the daughter of Dr. Wilhelm Edvard Laurent and Lilly Jenny Karolina Bergstrand.[4] She was the sister of Torbern Laurent and aunt to Torvard C. Laurent. She studied botany at the University of Stockholm and received her degree in 1921. She traveled to the US from 1921 to 1923. In 1926, she married botany professor Gunnar Täckholm (1891–1933). They moved to Egypt the same year and began work on the flora of Egypt.
Careeredit
During World War II, she worked at a newspaper in Stockholm but moved back to Egypt after the war. She became a professor at the University of Cairo in 1946, in Alexandria University in 1947 and again in Cairo in 1948. In 1952, she became Honorary Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Stockholm.
Täckholm built the Botanical Institute at Cairo University. She collected a herbarium, which became the largest in Africa with about 100,000 plants from around the world, especially from Egypt, Lebanon, Arabia and Sudan. Thanks to her Swedish contacts, the Agricultural Academy in Stockholm sent a 700 kg literature library, and Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden financed the purchase of foreign literature. SIDA donated a microfilm collection of more than half a million pages of books and herbarium specimens. Thanks to the Wallenberg Foundation at the University of Stockholm, the university was able to build up a laboratory for pollen analysis including an electron microscope. During Täckholm's time, the department had about 20 professors and other teachers and over 2,000 students.[5]
Täckholm died during a visit to Sweden and is buried at Uppsala Old Cemetery.[6]
Vivis resa. Ett år som piga från New York till San Francisco, 1923
Vivis resa II. Från Saltsjöbaden till Pacifikens stränder, 1924
Sagan om Snipp, Snapp, Snorum (1926)
En skolflicka berättar, 1927
Katt: en kärlekssaga berättad och tecknad, 1936
Som husmor i Egypten, 1937
Bättre än svarta börsen: Vivi berättar hur hon lever gott och riktigt på kupongerna. Utg. av Husmodern. [Recepten av Capucine. Illustr. av Gunila Stierngranat], 1942
Husmoderns blomsterlexikon, vol I o II, 1946
Hemmet blommar, en liten handbok i krukväxtodling, 1949
Faraos blomster: en kulturhistorisk-botanisk skildring av livet i Gamla Egypten, 1951
Våra hav: En bok för stora och små, bilder av Veronica Leo, 1978
Öknen blommar, 1969
Lillans resa till månen: En saga för stora och små, bilder av Veronica Leo, 1976
Egypten i närbild, 1964
Sagans minareter: En bok om islam, 1971
Levande forntid: Strövtåg i Kairomuseet, 1967
Egyptisk vardag, 1966
Faraos barn: Kopterna i Egypten, 1965
Students Flora of Egypt. 2:a utgåvan tryckt i Beirut 1974. Publ. av Universitetet i Kairo. En grön "bibel" på 888 sidor!
Literatureedit
Irma Ridbäck: Vivi Täckholm – botanist och kulturinstitution, 1994
Beata Arnborg: Professor Vivi – den sagolika botanisten, Bokförlaget Atlantis, Stockholm 2008, ISBN978-91-7353-217-4
Referencesedit
^Rotemannen, CD-ROM, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund/Stockholms Stadsarkiv (2012).
^Begravda i Sverige, CD-ROM, Version 1.00, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund.
vivi, laurent, täckholm, january, 1898, danderyd, 1978, swedish, botanist, children, book, writer, active, egypt, contents, early, years, education, career, selected, works, literature, references, bibliography, also, further, readingearly, years, education, e. Vivi Laurent Tackholm 7 January 1898 Danderyd 1 3 May 1978 2 was a Swedish botanist and children s book writer active in Egypt 3 Vivi Laurent Tackholm Contents 1 Early years and education 2 Career 3 Selected works 4 Literature 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 See also 8 Further readingEarly years and education editVivi Laurent Tackholm was the daughter of Dr Wilhelm Edvard Laurent and Lilly Jenny Karolina Bergstrand 4 She was the sister of Torbern Laurent and aunt to Torvard C Laurent She studied botany at the University of Stockholm and received her degree in 1921 She traveled to the US from 1921 to 1923 In 1926 she married botany professor Gunnar Tackholm 1891 1933 They moved to Egypt the same year and began work on the flora of Egypt Career editDuring World War II she worked at a newspaper in Stockholm but moved back to Egypt after the war She became a professor at the University of Cairo in 1946 in Alexandria University in 1947 and again in Cairo in 1948 In 1952 she became Honorary Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Stockholm Tackholm built the Botanical Institute at Cairo University She collected a herbarium which became the largest in Africa with about 100 000 plants from around the world especially from Egypt Lebanon Arabia and Sudan Thanks to her Swedish contacts the Agricultural Academy in Stockholm sent a 700 kg literature library and Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden financed the purchase of foreign literature SIDA donated a microfilm collection of more than half a million pages of books and herbarium specimens Thanks to the Wallenberg Foundation at the University of Stockholm the university was able to build up a laboratory for pollen analysis including an electron microscope During Tackholm s time the department had about 20 professors and other teachers and over 2 000 students 5 Tackholm died during a visit to Sweden and is buried at Uppsala Old Cemetery 6 The standard author abbreviation Tackh is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 7 Selected works editVivis resa Ett ar som piga fran New York till San Francisco 1923 Vivis resa II Fran Saltsjobaden till Pacifikens strander 1924 Sagan om Snipp Snapp Snorum 1926 En skolflicka berattar 1927 Katt en karlekssaga berattad och tecknad 1936 Som husmor i Egypten 1937 Battre an svarta borsen Vivi berattar hur hon lever gott och riktigt pa kupongerna Utg av Husmodern Recepten av Capucine Illustr av Gunila Stierngranat 1942 Husmoderns blomsterlexikon vol I o II 1946 Hemmet blommar en liten handbok i krukvaxtodling 1949 Faraos blomster en kulturhistorisk botanisk skildring av livet i Gamla Egypten 1951 Vara hav En bok for stora och sma bilder av Veronica Leo 1978 Oknen blommar 1969 Lillans resa till manen En saga for stora och sma bilder av Veronica Leo 1976 Egypten i narbild 1964 Sagans minareter En bok om islam 1971 Levande forntid Strovtag i Kairomuseet 1967 Egyptisk vardag 1966 Faraos barn Kopterna i Egypten 1965 Students Flora of Egypt 2 a utgavan tryckt i Beirut 1974 Publ av Universitetet i Kairo En gron bibel pa 888 sidor Literature editIrma Ridback Vivi Tackholm botanist och kulturinstitution 1994 Beata Arnborg Professor Vivi den sagolika botanisten Bokforlaget Atlantis Stockholm 2008 ISBN 978 91 7353 217 4References edit Rotemannen CD ROM Sveriges Slaktforskarforbund Stockholms Stadsarkiv 2012 Begravda i Sverige CD ROM Version 1 00 Sveriges Slaktforskarforbund Sjoberg 2015 p 89 Rotemannen CD ROM Sveriges Slaktforskarforbund Stockholms Stadsarkiv 2012 Norstedt Berit 15 mars 1970 Vivi Tackholm en rar ort i den egyptiska floran Dagens Nyheter Tackholm Vivi f Laurent pa Svenskagravar se Atkomst 29 december 2012 International Plant Names Index Tackh Bibliography editSjoberg Fredrik 2 June 2015 The Fly Trap Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 978 1 101 87016 7 See also editDr Waheeb speaking of Vivi Laurent Tackholm Swedish Further reading editVivi Laurent Tackholm at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vivi Laurent Tackholm amp oldid 1199187031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
