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Peter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl (11 January 1732 – 11 July 1763) was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist, and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
Peter Forsskal: Thoughts on Civil Liberty. In 1759, Peter Forsskål published a pamphlet, printed by Lars Salvius, calling for civil liberties.
A translation of the original manuscript of Peter Forsskål's 1759 work on freedom of the press and civil liberty, with an introduction and background information. Learn about the historical context, the censorship, and the influence of Forsskål's ideas on modern democracy.
The Peter Forsskal Project is a collaboration of scholars and experts on the history and significance of freedom of expression and access to information. Learn about the project's members, their backgrounds and their publications on the Swedish scholar Peter Forsskal and his Arabian journey.
The eighteenth century Swedish thinker and natural scientist Peter Forsskal is not a household name even in his home country, but he deserves greater worldwide recognition. He was a man who bridged what C.P. Snow in his 1959 Rede Lecture was to term “The Two Cultures.”
Peter Forsskål (1732–1763) was the naturalist on the Royal Danish Expedition to Arabia (1761–1767), a particularly rich example of the eighteenth century era of scientific exploration and a quintessential project of the Enlightenment.
It opened up an opportunity for lively political discussion and inspiration resulting from the developments in France which form the logical context for the 1792 edition of Peter Forsskål's Tankar om borgerliga friheten.
