| Birth Place | Bangkok, Thailand, Thailand |
Harald Link, a well-known figure in Thailand's business scene, has made significant strides in his career, leading to an estimated net worth of $2.2 billion in 2024. His wealth largely stems from his diversified business ventures across various industries. Link's ability to navigate different sectors and capitalize on opportunities has paved the way for his immense success. With his expertise and strategic decision-making, he has managed to build a substantial financial empire, making him one of Thailand's most affluent individuals.
As a taxonomist, he is credited with describing 150 new botanical species. From 1906 to 1945 he was tasked with compilation of the "Plantae Finlandiae Exsiccatae". In 1969 the grass genus Lindbergella was named in his honor by Norman Loftus Bor. In the field of entomology he published the treatise "Coleoptera insularum Canariensium" (1958).
He studied natural sciences at the University of Helsinki, later spending several years working as a secondary school Teacher. In 1910 he obtained his PhD at Helsinki with a dissertation on Alchemilla vulgaris. Afterwards, he served as first custodian at the botanical museum in Helsinki, where he remained until his retirement in 1941.
Throughout his career, he collected and studied Fennoscandian flora that included subfossil specimens and bryophytes. He also made important contributions in his investigations of plants native to southern Europe and northern Africa; Spain, Sicily, Greece, Cyprus, Morocco, et al. In 1932 he visited Britain and Ireland, where he collected specimens from the genus Taraxacum.
