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MuLLER, Peter Erasmus, born Octbr. 28. 1840 in Copenhagen. Exam. P.E.Miiller. 

 for agriculturists 1861, exam, for foresters 1867. Ph. D. 1871, chiefs 

 verderer, member of the "Videnskabernes Selskab" (The Society of 

 Science). Was one of the first to realize the great importance which 

 the phytospathological studies of Rostrup might have to practical 

 forestry. Has always sent many diseased plants to be examined by 

 Rostrup, and it was he who induced Rostrup to write his Summas 

 ries of Diseases of the Forest Trees (1877 b, 1880 a, 1883 d) which 

 also caused the Minister of Finance to rise Rostrup as an expert to 

 study the diseases in different forest districts. Rostrup and Muller 

 corresponded very frequently. The first letter from P. E. Muller to 

 Rostrup is dated June 22. 1876. 



MoLLERsHoLST, Erhard, bom July 22. 1825 in Nyborg. Chiefseditor Mailers 

 of the "Ugeskrift for Landmaend" (The Farmer's Weekly) and editor Hoist, 

 of The Agricultural Dictionary (1876—83); founder of "Dansk Fros 

 kontrolstation" (Danish Seedslnspecting Office) 1871, the first outset 

 of Danish Seedslnspection, and of the Society for the Improvement 

 of cultivated Plants by which he entered into close connection with 

 P. Nielsen, Rostrup etc. Made many excursions to the neigbouring 

 countries in order to study agricultural economy. Died Decbr. 22. 1889 

 (Orbituary see Medd. fra Bot. For. II ""). 



Nielsen, Peter, born July 28. 1829 at 0rby 

 in te parish of Vonsbaek. Exam, for boards 

 school teachers at Jellinge 1857. Schools 

 master at 0rslev near Skjelsker 1859—1888. 

 Leader of the State's experiments in plant 

 culture 1877—1898. Consulting Agriculturist 

 to the Danish government 1886. During 

 the years 1870—1877 he occupied himself 

 very much in discovering parasitic fungi; he 

 started a rich herbarium of fungi which has 

 been incorporated in the phytopathological 

 collection of the Agricultural College, and 

 he sent a great many samples to Rostrup. 

 Made numerous experiments with cultivating 

 of heteroecious and nonheteroecious Uredis 

 nales during the years 1870—1882 (see below sub Uredinales). His 

 biography see: P. Andersen: Statskonsulent P. Nielsen, Odense 1907. 



P.N. 



P. NlHLSEN. 

 From a photo. 



NvELAND, Stephan Peter, bom Septbr. 12. 1845 in Korser. Hortis Nyeland. 

 cultural exam. 1866. Interested horticulturist, founder and director of 



