Life
Gertrud Dahlgren (1931–2009) was a Swedish
botanist. She was born at
Klippan in
Scania, and after graduating from university at
Helsingborg went to the
University of Lund for graduate studies. There she obtained her
M.Sc. in chemistry and biology. She was married to fellow botanist
Rolf Dahlgren (1932–1987), who was killed in a car accident. The couple had three children, Susanna, Helena and Fredrik. She died in December 2009 at the age of 78.