Nils Linnæus

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Nils Ingemarsson Linnæus , born Nicolaus Ingemarsson , (born July 1, 1674 in Jonsboda Östergård , Vittaryd parish ; † May 12, 1748 in Stenbrohult , Älmhult parish ) was a Swedish pastor and father of the scientist Carl von Linné .

Life

Nils Ingemarsson Linnæus was the son of the farmer Ingemar Bengtsson from Stegeryd near Vittaryd and Ingrid Ingemarsdotter. His mother was a sister of the pastor Sven Ingemarsson Tiliander from Pietteryd, who took Nils into his house and taught with his own children.

After attending school, he studied at Lund University . In order to enroll at the university, Nils Ingemarsson first had to get a family name. According to Swedish custom, he chose an object from nature. He named himself "Linn" (Småland dialect word for linden tree) after a three-stemmed linden tree near the house where he was born. The surname "Linnæus" emerged from this in Latinized .

After returning to his homeland in 1704, he first became a curate and lived in the house of pastor Samuel Brodersonius, whose wife Maria (Marna) Jörgensdotter-Schee had recently died. There he met his daughter Christina Brodersonia, an outstanding economist, who he married on March 6, 1706 and settled with her in Råshult . In 1706 he became Kaplan (Swedish Comminister ) of Stenbrohult and after the death of his father-in-law in 1708 his successor as pastor of Stenbrohult. In June 1709 the family moved from Råshult to Stenbrohult.

He held the position of pastor of the parish of Stenbrohult until his death. His son Samuel then took over the job.

progeny

His marriage to Christina Brodersonia had five children:

  • Carl (born May 23, 1707 in Råshult, † January 10, 1778 in Uppsala)
  • Anna Maria (born November 10, 1710; † 1769), married to Gabriel Höök, pastor of Virestad
  • Sophia Juliana (* June 12, 1714 - † June 8, 1771), married to Johan Svensson Collin, pastor of Rijsbÿ
  • Samuel (* May 1, 1718; † 1797), he succeeded his father
  • Emerentia (June 27, 1723 - May 11, 1753), married to Carl Ammon Branting

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literature

  • Richard Pulteney , Carl Troilius. A general view of the writings of Linnæus . 2nd edition, Mawman, London 1805.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Ingemar Bengtsson (* 1633; † 1693 in Vittaryd)
  2. ↑ Ingrid Ingemarsdotter (* 1641 in Jonsboda, † 1717 in Stenbrohult)
  3. ↑ Sven Ingemarsson Tiliander (born March 3, 1637 in Jonsboda; † July 26, 1710)
  4. ↑ Samuel Brodersonius (* 1658 in Stenbrohult; † 1707 ibid)
  5. ↑ Maria (Marna) Jörgensdotter-Schee (* 1664 in Visseltofta; † 1703 in Stenbrohult)
  6. ↑ Christina Brodersonia (born November 10, 1688 in Stenbrohult; † June 6, 1733 ibid)
personal data
SURNAME Linnæus, Nils
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Linnæus, Nicolaus Ingemarsson; Linnæus, Nils Ingemarsson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish pastor and father of the scientist Carl von Linné
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1674
PLACE OF BIRTH Jonsboda Östergård , Vittaryd
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1748
Place of death Stenbrohult , Älmhult