AGARDH, KARL ADOLF (1785-1859), Swedish bot anist, was born on Jan. 23, 1785, at Badstad. He was educated at Lund, where in 1807 he became lecturer in mathematics, and in 1812, professor of botany and rural economy. After being ordained in 1816, he was elected to the diet where, as a leading Liberal, he worked for the promotion of education. In 1834 he became bishop of Karlstad, where he died on Jan. 28, Agardh's chief works are Systema Algarum (1824), Species Alga rum (18 23-28 ), Icones Algarum Europaearum (18 28-3 5) , Essai de reduire la physiologie vegetale a des principes fondamentaux (1828), Liirobok i botanik, 2 vols. (1830) and (with Ljungberg) Forsok till en statsekonomisk statistik o f ver Sverige, 4 vols. (1852-63).