Lennart von Post

Ernst Jakob Lennart von Post (16 June 1884  11 January 1951) was a Swedish naturalist and geologist. He was the first to publish quantitative analysis of pollen and is counted as one of the founders of palynology. He was a professor at Stockholm University 1929–1950.

Ernst Jakob Lennart von Post
Lennart von Post
Born(1884-06-16)16 June 1884
Johannesberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Died11 January 1951(1951-01-11) (aged 66)
Engelbrekt Parish, Stockholm County, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma materUppsala University
Known forPalynology, Quaternary geology
AwardsVega Medal (1944)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology, Botany, Palynology
InstitutionsSwedish Geological Survey, Stockholms Högskola
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