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| | In Memoriam |
 | | Gunnar Seidenfaden, Danish diplomat, explorer, naturalist, and expert in tropical Asiatic orchids died on 9 February 2001. |
 | | Many orchid people from all over the world -- amateurs, students, and academic professionals -- share pleasant memories about the hospitality of Gunnar and his wife Lulu, the special atmosphere of the place, and his never-failing enthusiasm for science, politics, natural history, and orchids. |
 | | Still lecturing, researching, and publishing at the age of 90, he left monumental contributions in nomenclature, taxonomy, horticulture, and botanical history and illustration. |
| www.rbgkew.org.uk /herbarium/orchid/ORN38/inmem.htm (1087 words) |
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