Olga Korhonen Lakela
Finnish-American botanist
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| Intro | Finnish-American botanist | |
| A.K.A. | Lakela | |
| A.K.A. | Lakela | |
| Places | Finland United States of America | |
| was | Scientist Botanist | |
| Work field | Science | |
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| Birth | 1890 | |
| Death | 1980 (aged 90 years) |
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Olga Korhonen Lakela (1890–1980) was a Finnish-American botanist and educator noted for identifying many species in the genera Heuchera and Tiarella. Lakela founded the herbarium at the University of Minnesota Duluth, which is named after her. She had emigrated to the United States from Finland in 1906.