Book ID: 100998
Jackson, Benjamin Daydon(ed.) and Theodor Magnus Fries
Linnaeus. 1903. (PoD-Reprint 2011). (Cambridge Library Collection, Life Sciences). illus. maps. XV, 416 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
This biography of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-78) wasoriginally published in 1903 by another Swedish botanist, Theodor Magnus Fries (1832-1913). This English version, published in 1923, wasfounding the Index Kewensis, the register of all botanical names ofseed plants. He also acted as Secretary of the Linnean Society fortwenty-two years, becoming its General Secretary in 1902.This biography covers the early life of Linnaeus. The author providesfurther information in the appendices, enhancing Fries work withLinnaeus genealogy, a list of his pupils, his private notes on Divine Punishment, and a brief history of Sweden during Linnaeuslifetime.