Search results
Pehr Osbeck (1723 – 23 December 1805) was a Swedish explorer, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. He was born in the parish of Hålanda on Västergötland and studied at Uppsala with Carolus Linnaeus .
Osbeck was a very industrious person and during his almost 50 years in Hasslöv - besides his priesthood duties - he had time for observations concerning; botany, zoology and social circumstances on the countryside of the county Halland.
- 9 May 1723.
- Oset, Hålanda, Västergötland, Sweden.
- 23 December 1805.
- Hasslöv, Sweden.
Jan 1, 2000 · Pehr Osbeck (1723-1805) studied botany, theology and medicine at the University of Uppsala (1745-50). He was a pupil of Linnaeus and was with his help appointed chaplain on a ship bound for China...
Pehr Osbeck. Född:1723-05-09 – Hålanda församling, Älvsborgs län (i Oset) Död:1805-12-23 – Hasslövs församling, Hallands län. Präst, Naturforskare. Band 28 (1992-1994), sida 365.
Pehr Forsskål (1732–1763) was born in Finland and became a student of Linnaeus when he was 18 years old. Forsskål was asked if he wanted to join a Danish expedition, commissioned by the Danish King Frederick V , to the Middle East.
6 days ago · A student of Carl Linnaeus, Pehr Osbeck (1723–1805) was a Swedish explorer, naturalist and chaplain. He travelled to Asia in 1750–2 and brought back some six hundred specimens that were included in Linnaeus' Species Plantarum (1753).
People also ask
Who was Pehr Osbeck?
What did Pehr Osbeck collect?
Where was Pehr Osbeck buried?
Did Pehr Osbeck own a chest?
Who was Pehr Kalm?
Who was Gustaf Osbeck?
Biography. Swedish clergyman and naturalist from Oset, Västergötland, who was a student of Linnaeus. He was employed as a chaplain for the Svenska Ostindiska Companiet (Swedish East India Company) and joined the voyage in the Prins Carl (1750-1752).
