Kann, Edith (1907–1987)
Kann, Edith (1907–1987)
Austrian freshwater biologist. Born April 19, 1907, in Vienna, Austria; died Oct 7, 1987; University of Vienna, PhD, 1933.
Noted cyanophyte (blue-green algae) expert, who was a founding member of the International Association of Cyanophyte Research, completed a dissertation on the littoral vegetation of the Lunzer Untersee; studied lakes in Holstein region and lectured on taxonomy and ecology of littoral algae while working at Institute of Hydrobiology in Plon, Austria; studied ecology and taxonomy of cyanophyte genera from alpine aquatic habitats.
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