Henrik Harpestræng, Danish botanical and medical author

Henrik Harpestræng

Danish botanist (1164–1244)

Henrik Harpestræng was a Danish botanical and medical author. He was a canon at the Roskilde Cathedral. His name literally means harp string. His greatest work was an urtebog, written in Danish. The book consists of 150 chapters dealing with plants and plant parts. The main body…