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Anders Sparrman (27 February 1748, Tensta, Uppland – 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. Sparrman was the son of a clergyman.
Oct 16, 2010 · Published: October 16, 2010 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736 (10)61901-0. Anders Sparrman—masterful tale of a scientific vagabond. A couple of centuries ago, if you had a touch of Wanderlust and the knack of hacking off a diseased limb, you could sign on as a ship's doctor. Or, if you preferred, a barber-surgeon.
- Terry Eagleton
- 2010
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Overview. Anders Sparrman. (1748—1820) Quick Reference. (1748–1820), Swedish naturalist. Although educated as a physician, Anders Eriksson Sparrman is renowned as a student of Carl Linnaeus at the University of Uppsala in Sweden who carved out a ... From: Sparrman, Anders in The Oxford Companion to World Exploration » Subjects: History.
The Journey of Anders Sparrman: A Biographical Novel Per Wästberg. Granta, 2010. Pp 353. £18.99. ISBN 1847081304. Book Anders Sparrman—masterful tale of a scientifi c vagabond A couple of centuries ago, if you had a touch of Wanderlust and the knack of hacking off a diseased limb, you could sign on as a ship’s doctor. Or,
Apr 26, 2010 · The name of Anders Sparrman (1748-1820) – naturalist, explorer, writer, collector, member of the Swedish Academy, physician and passionate abolitionist – is not well-known today. But judging...
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.
He was a white Swedish naturalist, abolitionist, and apostle of Carl Linnaeus. 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.
