Erik Gustaf Lidbeck

Erik Gustaf Lidbeck

Erik Gustaf Lidbeck (born June 21, 1724 in the parish of Hesselskog, Åmål municipality , † February 9, 1803 in Lund ) was a Swedish professor of natural history and economics at Lund University .

Live and act

Lidbeck enrolled at Uppsala University at the age of 17 and was soon noticed by Linnaeus . He took him on his trip to Västergötland in 1746 , where Lidbeck was supposed to keep the diary for Linnaeus. Two years later, on Linnaeus' suggestion, he was appointed lecturer in natural history and economics, although he did not obtain his master's degree until 1749 .

Again on Linnaeus suggestion, he was appointed extraordinary medic in Lund in 1750. Two years later, in 1752, Lidbeck was appointed head of the Botanical Garden in Lund and then had to submit a declaration to every Reichstag about the progress made with the plantings in Skåne . His reference to the necessity of a natural history professorship in Lund was rated positively by the Reichstag in 1756 and Lidbeck became the first holder of the new professorship and director of all Skåne plantations. In 1760 Lidbeck married Klara Grape and was finally appointed Professor of Economics in 1786. He was the rector of Lund University in 1763, 1775 and 1783. In 1795 he retired; he was followed by Anders Jahan Retzius in his department.

In addition to his lectures, Lidbeck was best known for his plantings. So he led z. B. the potato in Skåne. In 1755 he was appointed a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences .

Honor taxon

Him the genus was named in honor Lidbeckia P.J.Bergius the plant family of Asteraceae named (Asteraceae).

literature

• Erik Gustaf Lidbeck . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 2 : L – Z, including supplement . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 46 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

Web links

• Correspondence between Erik Gustaf Lidbeck and Carl von Linné