Sigrid Rissler

Sigrid Elisabet Alfhild (Andersson) Rissler (1868-1918) was a Swedish botanist known for her work on monocotyledon anatomy.

Family Life

Her parents were Anna Elisabeth Amanda (nee Tigerhielm) and Nils Johan Andersson, professor of botany at Lund University.[1][2]

She was born Jan. 2, 1868 and died Oct. 31, 1918. She lived in Stockholm, Sweden and married John G. Rissler in 1895, with whom she had three children: Maj-lis (Maria Elisabet) Rissler (1902 - 1987), Bo Rissler (1904 - 1981), and Gerd Elisabeth Rissler (1909 - 1996).[1][3]

Professional Life

Rissler attended the Högskola from 1885-1888, during which she first published her work. She later worked at the Karolinska Institute.[1]

Works
  • Rissler, Sigrid Alfhild Elizabeth (1888). Om de primära kärlsträngarnes utveckling hos monokotyledonerna (in Swedish). OCLC 191964460.

References
  1. Creese, Mary R. S.; Creese, Thomas M. (2004). Ladies in the Laboratory II: West European Women in Science, 1800-1900 : a Survey of Their Contributions to Research. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810849792. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. Linnésällskapet, Svenska (1991). Årsskrift - Svenska Linné-sällskapet (in Swedish). Almqvist & Wiksells. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. "Sigrid Elisabet Alfhild ANDERSSON 1868-1918 - Ancestry®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.


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