Birgitta Bremer


Birgitta Bremer, Swedish botanist and academic, is professor at Stockholm University, and director of the Bergius Botanic Garden.

Career

Professor Bremer obtained her doctorate in botany in 1980 from Stockholm University, with the thesis "Taxonomy of mosses of the genus Schistidium".
In 1981 she was appointed Docent at Stockholm University; 1983-1990 she was an instructor of systematics.
Between 1990 and 2000 she was Systematic Botany instructor; in 2000-2001 she served as Dean of the department of systematics; 2000-2004 - Professor of plant molecular systematics.
Since 2002 she has been director of the Bergius Fund and director of Botanical Garden. Since 2004 she has been a professor of systematics at Stockholm University.

Personal life

She is married to Dr. Kåre Bremer, and they have two children.

Achievements

On 11 February 2009 Professor Bremer, Professor Bergianus at the Bergius Foundation, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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