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Pehr Kalm (6 March 1716 – 16 November 1779), also known as Peter Kalm, was a Swedish explorer, botanist, naturalist, and agricultural economist. He was one of the most important apostles of Carl Linnaeus .
Pehr Kalm, botanist (b in Sweden 6 Mar 1716; d in Finland 16 Nov 1779). Kalm was educated in Finland and Sweden. He met the leading European naturalist, Linnaeus, in 1741, and under his influence became an expert on botanical applications to agriculture.
Apr 1, 2006 · ABSTRACT. Pehr Kalm served as Carolus Linnaeus’ eyes and ears in the New World (the American Colonies and French Canada) for three years in the mid 18th Century. Kalm was one of the first of many disciples to serve his mentor in his quest to classify everything animal, vegetable, and mineral for his all-encompassing inventory catalog, Systema ...
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Pehr Kalm was born in Sweden but was taken to Finland after 1721. Although brought up in poverty, he was able to attend school in Vaasa and matriculated to the University of Å bo in 1735. There he studied under the utilitarian mineralogist Herman Diedrich Spöring and two followers of the naturalist Carl Linnaeus (Linné), Johan Browallius and ...
Feb 15, 2024 · Pehr Kalm’s voyage to North America offers a useful case study of this alternative position. Kalm understood agriculture and resource husbandry through the lens of cameralist ideology. Natural historians should serve the nation by improving soil fertility and diversifying native flora and fauna.
Pehr Kalm (1717–1789) is best known for his account of his travels in North America, where he gathered plants for Linnaeus and observed New World peoples and natural history from the Delaware River Valley to Quebec and west to Niagara Falls.
iFACTS | Pehr Kalm. iMAPS. iINDEX Total Results For Pehr Kalm. Botany. (3058) Earth Sciences. (2114) Zoology. (3221) Agriculture. (4321) Anthropology. (4926) Collections. (1226) Geography. (3917) Persons. (1538) ADDED KNOWLEDGE. (17) iProject. (17) Bridge Builder Expedition. (0) ADDED KNOWLEDGE. Botany. KALMIA LATIFOLIA.
