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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-speaking Finnish explorer, orientalist, naturalist, and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
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Jan 11, 2023 · Peter Forsskål, a Finnish naturalist and explorer, was born Jan. 11, 1732. Because Finland was then part of the kingdom of Sweden, Forsskål was often referred to as a Swedish scientist... Scientist of the Day - Peter Forsskål. January 11, 2023. Portrait of Peter Forsskål, 1760, Salnecke Castle, Uppland, Sweden (peterforsskal.com)
ABOUT THE TEXT by Gunilla Jonsson. The following translation is based on a new and close reading of Peter Forsskål's original manuscript for Thoughts on Civil Liberty, 1759, without the cuts and changes of Oelreich, the Censor.
Peter Forsskål was one of the main intellectuals behind Sweden's Ordinance of 1766, thanks to his pamphlet Thoughts on Civil Liberty. What the authors of the book do is to connect Forsskål's thought with the developments that took place in Sweden and Finland since the 18th century on the one hand, and with the developments that are currently ...
The Legacy of Peter Forsskål. 250 Years of Freedom of Expression. Ulla Carlsson. , David Goldberg. (Eds.) Read Open Access. The publication can be downloaded with Open Access on the NordPub publishing platform.
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.
Peter Forsskål 1732 - 1763. 250th Anniversary of Peter Forsskål's Death. 11/07/2013. An article marking the anniversary in the Swedish publication Svenska Dagbladet can be found here. Who are we? Meet the team behind this project.
