The life of Sir Charles Linnaeus ... : to which is added, a copious list of his works, and a biographical sketch of the life of his son / by D.H. Stoever ; translated from the original German by Joseph Trapp.

  • Stoever, Dietrich Heinrich, 1767-1822.
Date:
1794
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Credit: The life of Sir Charles Linnaeus ... : to which is added, a copious list of his works, and a biographical sketch of the life of his son / by D.H. Stoever ; translated from the original German by Joseph Trapp. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    t Page lege of Phyficians—Motives of his prefermeiit—Death of the father of LiinncsuSf, 141 SECTION VIII, EXCURSIONS OF THE NORTHERN LITERATE—HISTORY^0F THE TRAVELLING PUPILS OF LINNJLUS. Extensive sphere of the operations of Linnceus—The unhappy destiny of Na- turalists—Patriotic exertions—Opportunities of travelling for the pupils of Linnaus—Count Tessin—The East-India Company at Gothemburg—Tern- stroem-i the first itinerant pupil of Linnaus—His tragical end—F. LlasselquisPs Travels in Palestine; dies at Smyrna—Preservation of his colleftions— Narrative of his Travels—P. Forskal travels with Niebuhr and the rest of the Danish Society in Arabia—His fatal end—-His last Letter to Linneeus—^ Peter Loefling goes as Botanist to Madrid, and thence to America—Dies in the flower of youth—J, P, Falk^ tutor to the younger Linnaus^ goes to Russia—Shoots himself at Casan—Bjoernstahl dies at Salonichi^—More for- tunate peregrinating pupils of Linneeus—Toren—Osbeck—C. P, Thunberg— Dr, Colander—Sparrman—TliQ two latter sail .round the world—The fame * and name of Lmnaus are spread all over the globe—He has even a disciple among the Mahometans^—Disciples of Linnaus travelling through Europe—• Disciples of Linnaus in Germany—Schreber—Fabricius—Gieseke—Ehrhart— Special allegations—Anecdotes—Ferber—Murray—Linnaus’s peculiar mode of honouring his friends and other men of merit—Names of plants—Baron Haller''s critique on that subjedl. 171 SECTION IX, REMARKABLE EVENTS OF THE LIFE OF LINNABUS, FROM 1750 TILL 1760. Linnreus describes the Natural Cabinet of Count Tessin—Ulrica Qiieen of Sweden—Her extraordinary love of Nature—Establishment of the Royal Cabinets of Natural History at Ulricsdale and Drottnlngholm—linnceus arranges and desciibes them—Is attacked with the gout—cures that disorder with