Frederik Georg Emil Rostrup (28 January 1831 – 16 January 1907) was aDanishbotanist,mycologist andplant pathologist.[1]
Emil Rostrup was born at the village ofStokkemarke on the Danish island ofLolland. Rostrup completed his polyteknisk examen in 1857.From 1858, Rostrup was a teacher at the paedagogical collegeSkårup Seminarium in then new subjectnatural history. He educated to-be school teachers for 25 years. In the meantime he had become well known for hisflora handbooks and his works onplant pathology. He was appointed docent at theRoyal Veterinary and Agricultural University in 1883. From 1902, he was professor at the same college. Rostrup was first realplant pathologist inDenmark and probably the greatest ever. He was member ofRoyal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (from 1882),Royal Physiographic Society in Lund (from 1888),Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (from 1890). In 1894, he was made honorary doctor at theUniversity of Copenhagen.[2]
After his death, his adeptJens Lind published a full account on all fungi collected by him inDenmark - mainlymicrofungi such asplant pathogens[3]
Numerous fungal species have been named to his honour, e.g.Exobasidium rostrupii,Acanthosphaeria rostrupii,Austroboletus rostrupii andPhoma rostrupii.
