Posts Tagged ‘Uppsala University’
The Vulture’s Flight: Pehr Loefling’s Bold Botanical Voyage From Linnaeus’ Shadow to the Amazon’s Edge
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 22, 1756 Dearest reader, On this day, a young soul, ablaze with botanical fervor, breathed his last beneath the boughs of an orange tree on the banks of the Caroní River. Pehr…
Read MoreFrom Ashes to Immortality: Olaus Rudbeck’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 17, 1702 Dearest garden enthusiasts, today we honor a man whose dedication to botanical knowledge quite literally walked through fire, and whose legacy blooms in every Black-Eyed Susan that graces our gardens.…
Read MoreOlaus Rudbeck: The Voice, the Fire, and the Black-Eyed Susan
Renaissance Man Today is the anniversary of the death of Olaus Rudbeck, who died on this day in 1702. Olaus Rudbeck was born in Sweden. He was a “Renaissance man.” He contributed to medicine, especially anatomy. Rudbeck was a professor at the University of Uppsala, where he taught medicine, botany, mathematics, astronomy, and architecture. One…
Read MoreBrushstrokes of Botany: Magnus Hallman’s Portraits of Linnaeus
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 16, 1745 On this day, dear horticultural enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to the lush landscapes of Östergötland County, Sweden. For it was on this very date that Magnus Hallman, a painter…
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