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- Sparrman was from Tensta, Uppland, the son of a clergyman. At the age of nine, he enrolled at Uppsala University, beginning medical studies at fourteen and becoming one of the outstanding pupils of Linnaeus. In 1765 he went on a voyage to China as a ship's doctor, returning two years later and describing the animals and plants he had encountered.
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Anders Sparrman (27 February 1748 – 9 August 1820) was a Swedish naturalist, abolitionist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus . Biography. Miniature of Sparrman at the time of his travels with James Cook. By unknown artist. Born in Tensta, Uppland, Sparrman was the son of a clergyman.
The Journey of Anders Sparrman is a biographical novel of the life of the 18th-century naturalist, explorer, and physician. The narrative begins in Anders’s boyhood in a Swedish parsonage. As a student, Anders meets Professor Linnaeus, the renowned naturalist and classifier of species.
Aug 9, 2022 · Anders Sparrman, a Swedish naturalist, died Aug. 9, 1820, at the age of 72. He studied with the great Carl von Linné (Linnaeus) at Uppsala University, went on a voyage to China after graduating, and then, in 1772, he headed for the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa to study the local flora and fauna.
Oct 16, 2010 · Anders Sparrman, who actually existed, was no ordinary surgeon. In Sweden today, his name would be as familiar in scientific circles as Charles Darwin's is with us. Being a ship's surgeon was only his day job; his true eminence was as a botanist. He sailed with Captain Cook and encountered little-known African tribes.
- Terry Eagleton
- 2010
Anders Sparrman (27 February 1748, Tensta, Uppland – 9 August 1820) was a Swedish naturalist, abolitionist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Read more on Wikipedia. Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anders Sparrman has received more than 49,296 page views.
Anders Sparrman, who actually existed, was no ordinary surgeon. In Sweden today, his name would be as familiar in scientifi c circles as Charles Darwin’s is with us. Being a ship’s surgeon was only his day job; his true eminence was as a botanist. He sailed with Captain Cook and encountered little-known African tribes.
Wästberg, Per. The Journey of Anders Sparrman: a biographical novel. 2010. Granta Books. ISBN 978-1-84708-130-8. Translated by Tom Geddes from the Swedish original, which was published as Anders Sparrman Resa: en biografisk roman. Wahlström & Widstrand. 2008. ISBN 978-91-46-21892-0. I was delighted to be invited to review this book as I had just finished reading Sparrman's A Voyage round the ...
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