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Olof Peter Swartz (21 September 1760 – 19 September 1818) was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes.
Family background. Olof Peter Swartz was born on September 21,1760, in the town of Norrkoping south of Stockholm in south-east central Sweden. His father was a rather wealthy manufacturer and...
Among people born in 1760, Olof Swartz ranks 23. Before him are Johann Peter Hebel , William Beckford , Christian Kramp , Constantine Ypsilantis , Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley , and Leandro Fernández de Moratín .
Olof Peter Swartz (1760–1828) A botanist and physician, Swartz studied under Linnaeus the younger. He traveled to the West Indies, North America, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and Cuba between 1783 and 1787.
Family background Olof Peter Swartz was born on September 21,1760, in the town of Norrkoping south of Stockholm in south-east central Sweden. His father was a rather wealthy manufacturer and his mother was of noble birth.
Olof (Peter) Swartz, born 1760 in Norrköping, Sweden, died 1818 in Stockholm, Sweden, botanist and taxonomist. Studied under Linnaeus at the University of Uppsala; visited England in 1786 - 1787 to study Natural History collections at the British Museum.
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Botanist, Taxonomist. Nationality: Swedish. born in: Ostergotland, Sweden. born in Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden; attended the University of Uppsala where he studied under Carolus Linnaeus the Younger. secretary to Swedish Academy of Sciences.
