FRIES, ELIAS MAGNUS Swedish botanist, was born at Fems j o, Smaland, on Aug. 15, 94• He studied at Lund, where in 1814 he was elected Dozent of botany and in 1824 professor. In 1834 he became professor of practical economy at Uppsala, and in 1851 professor of botany. He died on Feb. 8, 1878.
Fries was an authority on the Cryptogamia. He wrote Novitiae florae Suecicae (1814) ; Flora Hollandica (1817) ; Systema mycologi cum (1821-29) and many other works.