Sigrid Rissler

Sigrid Elisabet Alfhild (Andersson) Rissler (1868–1918) was a Swedish botanist known for her work on monocotyledon anatomy.

Family Life
Her parents were Anna Elisabeth Amanda (nee Tigerhielm) and Nils Johan Andersson, professor of botany at Lund University.

She was born January 2, 1868, and died October 31, 1918. She lived in Stockholm, Sweden and married John G. Rissler in 1895, with whom she had three children: Maj-lis (Maria Elisabet) Rissler (1902–1987), Bo Rissler (1904–1981), and Gerd Elisabeth Rissler (1909–1996).

Professional life
Rissler attended the Högskola from 1885 to 1888, during which she first published her work. She later worked at the Karolinska Institute.