Lorens Münter Philipson
Lorens Münter Philipson (Philipsen) (born March 17, 1765 in Ystad , Sweden ; † November 3, 1851 ) was a Swedish doctor , malacologist and publicist . His name in Latinized form was Laurentius Münter Philipsson.
Philipson began his studies in Lund in 1782 and became a doctor of medicine in 1791. In the same year he moved to Stockholm , where he met Thomas Thorild . Enthusiastic about the new ideas of the French Revolution , he became active as a writer. 1792–1794, Philipson published the newspaper "Der Patriot", which spread radical and communist views. In 1792 he was elected assistant professor of anatomy at the Royal Academy of Liberal Arts . In 1798 he gave up this office. Because of his publications, he repeatedly had to struggle with censorship. Philipson prevailed against his competitor Jöns Jakob Berzelius in 1806 and received the post of secretary of the Collegium Medicum , which he held until 1835.
In the last years of his life he was blind.
Initial descriptions:
- Genus: Perna PHILIPPSON, 1788
- Unio crassus - river mussel , also common or small river mussel
- Unio tumidus - Large river mussel , also called inflated river mussel
Web links
- Biography in the Runeberg project (in Swedish)
- Entry in the CERL Thesaurus (Consortium of European Research Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Philipson, Lorens Münter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Philipson, Laurentius Münter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish doctor and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1765 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ystad , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 3, 1851 |