Fredrik Hasselquist
Fredrik Hasselquist (born January 3, 1722 in Törnevalla , Östergötland , † February 9, 1752 in Smyrna ) was a Swedish naturalist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Hasselq. ".
Life
Fredrik Hasselquist studied at Uppsala University from 1741 , where he did his doctorate under Carl von Linné . In June 1747 he defended his dissertation on the subject of Vires plantarum (The forces of plants).
On August 7, 1749, he set off from Stockholm on a trip to the Middle East . With the Ulrica he traveled to İzmir , where he spent the winter. In March 1750 he ventured from there to explore the interior of the country. He then sailed to Egypt where he spent about nine months in Cairo . With new money, he was finally able to continue on his way to Palestine in the spring of 1751 . He toured a. a. Jaffa , Jerusalem and Jericho . He returned to İzmir via Syria , Rhodes , Cyprus and Chios . Soon after his return he died of tuberculosis and was buried in the local cemetery.
Fredrik Hasselquist had not only amassed an extensive collection and numerous notes, but had also incurred extensive debts. It took the generosity of Queen Luise Ulrike for Hasselquist's material to be released and sent to Sweden.
On July 16, 1755, Linné finally received the Hasselquist collection from Baron Carl Gustaf Gammal Ehrencrona (1710–1781). In 1757 Linnaeus published his notes under the title Iter Palestinum eller Resa til Heliga Landet, 1749–1752 .
Honor taxon
Carl von Linné named the genus Hasselquistia from the umbelliferous plant family (Apiaceae) in his honor .
Works
- Iter Palestinum or resa til Heliga Landet: förrättad ifrån år 1749 til 1752. Stockholm 1757.
- Journey to Palestine between 1749 and 1752 on the orders of Her Majesty the Queen of Sweden. Johann Christian Koppe, Rostock 1762 ( books.google.de or resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de ).
literature
- Dietrich Heinrich Stöver: The Life of Sir Charles Linnaeus. London 1794.
- Hasselquist (Fredrik) . In: General German real encyclopedia for the educated classes: Conversations-Lexicon . Gebler order of salvation. Brockhaus, 1844, p. 693 ( books.google.de ).
- Hasselqvist, Fredrik . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-K . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 464 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- R. Tigerstedt: Hasselquist, Fredrik . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 11 : Harrisburg – Hypereides . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1909, Sp. 62-63 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Carl-Otto von Sydow: Fredric Hasselquist. In: Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Volume 18: Hallardt – Heurgren. Bonnier, Stockholm 1971, p 327 ( sok.riksarkivet.se ).
- Wilfrid Blunt : The Compleat Naturalist: A Life of Linnaeus. 2001, ISBN 0-7112-1841-2 , pp. 185-197.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Fredrik Hasselquist at the IPNI
- Correspondence between Fredrik Hasselquist and Carl von Linné
- Dissertation by Fredrik Hasselquist (PDF; 5 MB)
- Digital version of its descriptions (requires JavaScript)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hasselquist, Fredrik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish naturalist and botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1722 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Törnevalla , Östergötland |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1752 |
| Place of death | Smyrna |