Carl Fredrik Adler
Carl Fredrik Adler (born September 30, 1720 in Näsby Castle , Almby, Örebro , Sweden , † 1761 in Java ) was a Swedish naturalist and doctor.
Life
Adler studied at Uppsala University , where he did his doctorate under Carl von Linné (Linnaeus) on June 9, 1752 on the bioluminescence of Noctiluca marina .
Between 1748 and 1761 he made several trips as a surgeon on ships of the Swedish East India Company . In 1761 he died of an unknown fever off Java.
He regularly sent samples back to Linnaeus from his travels.
Web links
- Correspondence between Carl Fredrik Adler and Carl von Linné
- NOCTILUCA MARINA, QUAM CONSENSU EXPERIENT. FACULT. MED. IN REG. ACAD. UPSALIENSI, SUB PRÆSIDIO VIRI NOBILISSIMI & EXPERIMENTISSIMI DD CAROLI LINNÆI Dissertation by Carl Fredrik Adler (PDF; 3 MB)
- Short biography on the website www.ikfoundation.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adler, Carl Fredrik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish naturalist and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1720 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Näsby Castle , Almby, Orebro , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1761 |
| Place of death | Java |