Fredrik Hasselqvist
Fredrik Hasselquist (* 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 from 1741 at Uppsala University and received his doctorate there in Carl Linnaeus. In June 1747 he defended his thesis with the topic Vires plantarum ( The forces of the plants).
On August 7, 1749, he broke from Stockholm on a journey to the Middle East. By Ulrica, he traveled to Izmir, where he spent the winter. In March 1750 he ventured from there to explore the hinterland. Connecting he sailed to Egypt where he spent about nine months in Cairo. With new money, he finally was able to continue his way to Palestine provided in spring 1751. He traveled here, inter alia, Jaffa, Jerusalem and Jericho. About Syria, Rhodes, Cyprus and Chios he returned to Izmir. Soon after his return he died of tuberculosis and was buried in the local cemetery.
Fredrik Hasselquist not only had an extensive collection and copious notes compiled, but also made extensive debt. It took the generosity of Queen Luise Ulrike so Hasselquists could be triggered material and sent to Sweden.
On July 16, 1755 Linnaeus finally got by Baron Carl Gustaf Gammal Ehrencrona ( 1710-1781 ), the collection Hasselquists handed. 1757 Linnaeus published his notes under the title Iter Palestinum eller Resa til Heliga lands, 1749-1752.
Ehrentaxon
Carl Linnaeus named in his honor the genus Hasselquistia from the plant family of Umbelliferae ( Apiaceae ).
Works
- Iter Palestinum eller resa til Heliga lands: förrättad år ifrån 1749 til 1752 (Stockholm, 1757)
Swell
- Wilfrid Blunt: The Compleat Naturalist: A Life of Linnaeus. 2001, pp. 185-197. ISBN 0-7112-1841-2
- Heinrich Dietrich Stoever: The Life of Sir Charles Linnaeus. London, 1794
- Entry in Svenskt biografiskt hand encyclopedia
- Short biography (in Swedish )
- Dissertations at Linnaeus