Acharius, Erik
Born: Oct 10, 1757 AD
Died: 1819 AD, at 61 years of age.
Nationality:
Swedish
Categories:
Botanist
1757 - Born on the 10th of October in Gavle, Sweden.
1773 - He matriculated at Uppsala University and was one of the last of the
students of Linnaeus.
1782 - He later worked for the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm and completed
his medical studies at Lund University.
1785 - He was appointed town medical officer in Vadstena.
1789 - He was the district medical officer in Ostergotland County.
1795 - He was director of the new Vadstena Hospital.
- He was a member of the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund.
1796 - He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
1801 - He was a member of the Linnean Society of London and the Royal Society of
Sciences in Uppsala
1803 - He was a titular professor.
1819 - He died on the 14th of August.
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