The Embassy of Sweden and the Botany Department of the Faculty of Science of the Cairo University arranged on 3-7 May 2008 an Egyptian Swedish Symposium commemorating the life and achievements of Professor Vivi Täckholm.

It is 30 years since Professor Vivi Täckholm (1898 – 1978) passed away, and 110 years since she was born. She was undoubtedly one of the...