Following the advice of carl linnaean, his apostle carl peter thunberg first explored japan, a forbidden. It is not surprising that, even in modern times, thunberg is a respected name in japan, you think to yourself. Mabberley, citrus japonica thunberg in flora of china vol. Thunberg, karl peter 17431828, swedish naturalist, was born at jonkoping on the nth of november 1743, and became a pupil of linnaeus at the university of upsala. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Carl peter thunberg wikisource, the free online library. Botanical observations on the flora japonica by charles peter thunberg.
Flora japonica, sistens plantas insularum japonicarum. Thunberg s japanese plants is a joint project between the museum of evolution, uppsala university, uppsala, sweden, and the national museum of nature and science, tsukuba, japan. Media in category carl peter thunberg the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. The magazine of the arnold arboretum arnoldia home arnold. The magazine of the arnold arboretum arnoldia home. Carl peter thunberg, botanist and physician, swedish collegium for advanced study 2014. The image database of thunbergs specimens collected in japan 17751776, now. Mahonia japonica is a species of flowering plant in the family berberidaceae, native to taiwan.
Carl peter thunberg in nova acta regiae societatis scientiarum upsaliensis vol. Distinguished by the beauty of its landscape, collections, and gardens as well as the scope and excellence of its programs in horticulture, education, and science, the new york botanical garden is unique among museums and public places in america. Illustration from flora japonica by carl peter thunberg. Swedish collegium for advanced studies, uppsala, sweden. Japan, post1853 he adds that his intention is to enable the reader. Uppsala university library, thunbergs letter collection and the royal academy of sciences, manuscripts and letter collections in stockholm. A study of carl peter thunbergs travel account maastricht. Some ninetyseven years later, the russian botanist carl maximowicz pointed out that this name was actually a misprint of celastrus orbiculauntangling the twisted tale of oriental bittersweet peter del tredici. Uppsala university library, thunberg s letter collection and the royal academy of sciences, manuscripts and letter collections in stockholm. Pdf carl peter thunberg 17431828 was the most famous of.
Despite the name, it is not native to japan, though it has been known in cultivation there for centuries. After graduating in medicine there in 1770 he obtained an appointment as surgeon in the dutch east india company, and sailed to the cape of good hope in 1772. Keisuke took the scientific names of plants in thunbergs flora japonica, which siebold had. Via south africa and java, thunberg arrived in nagasaki, japan, in august 1775. The plant of hakone recorded in the thunbergs flora japonica. Flora japonica 1784 book, a book by carl peter thunberg published in 1784 flora japonica 1834 book, a book by joseph gerhard zuccarini published in 1835. Carl peter thunberg s flora japonica sistens plantas insularum japonicarum. Carl peter thunberg wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. In 1784, the loquat was introduced from guangdong, china into the national garden at paris, and in 1787 was introduced into the royal botanical gardens at kew, england. Botanical observations on the flora japonica by charles. It is not surprising that, even in modern times, thunberg is a respected name in. Dec 17, 2017 thunberg, karl peter 17431828, swedish naturalist, was born at jonkoping on the nth of november 1743, and became a pupil of linnaeus at the university of upsala.
Carl peter thunberg and the pillnitz camellia by ruby g. He has been called the father of south african botany, pioneer of occidental medicine in japan and the japanese linnaeus. Keisuke took the scientific names of plants in thunberg s flora japonica, which siebold had. Request pdf the plant of hakone recorded in the thunbergs flora japonica the swedish botanist carl peter thunberg 17431828 had visited japan in the. He published his flora japonica in 1784, and in 1788 he began to publish his travels. Uppsala university library, thunbergs letter collection and the royal academy of sciences, manuscripts and. When the swedish botanist carl peter thunberg 17431828. Keisuke took the scientific names of plants in thunbergs flora japonica. Mar 31, 2017 carl peter thunberg 11 november1743 8 august 1828. Details botanical observations on the flora japonica biodiversity. Carl peter thunberg s microscope, purchased by adam afzelius in london for.
Carl peter thunberg viquipedia, lenciclopedia lliure. Employed as a surgeon by the dutch east india company, the swedish botanist carl peter thunberg left amsterdam in december 1771. Flora japonica, sive plantae quas in imperio japonico collegit, descripsit, ex parte in ipsis locis pingendas curavit ph. Uppsala university, institution for systematic botany. Carl peter thunberg was a swedish naturalist and an apostle of carl linnaeus.
Pdf although linnaeus, the greatest swedish scientist of all times, did not travel outside europe. Sve dilo fauna japonica vydal v roce 1784 a v roce 1788 zacal vydavat sve. Carl johann maximovich also karl ivanovich maximovich, russian. Algas, angiospermas, asia, bri\uf3fitos, flora, gimnospermas, hongos y l\uedquenes, pterid\uf3fitos. Carl peter thunbergs flora japonica sistens plantas insularum japonicarum. Thunberg collected a significant number of specimens of both flora and fauna.
This page was last edited on 25 november 2014, at 11. This article will elucidate the characteristics of several literary and pictorial responses in british romanticism to linnaean botany by contrasting them with contemporaneous responses in japan, focusing on the visit to japan of carl peter thunberg 17431828. Applying the resources of the new york botanical garden to an emerging invasive species. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. At the initiative of linnaeus, he graduated at uppsala as doctor of medicine in absentia, while he was at the cape in 1772. Ia disebut bapak botani afrika selatan dan linnaeus jepang. Payment for purchases may be made in or by a cash, b cashiers check or money order, c personal check with approved credit drawn on a u. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. E conhecido como o pai da botanica sulafricana e o lineu japones. Thunberg was encouraged by his famous teacher to go to amsterdam and leiden to study the.
Thunberg, carl peter, biodiversity heritage library. Flora japonica sistens plantas insularum japonicarum abbreviation. Untangling the twisted tale of oriental bittersweet. Thunberg collected several plants from japan and described them in detail in his flora japonica. Thunbergs flora japonica 1784 was published by ito keisuke 18031901 as.
The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. Thunbergs japanese plants an image database carl peter. Flora japonica by carl peter thunberg 3 editions first published in 1784 not in library. Carl peter thunberg in japan thunbergs japanese plants. Karl thunberg january 11, 1743 august 8, 1828, swedish. Camellian vol 46 no 1 winter 2020 gulf coast camellia society.
Publication date 1794 topics 17431828, flora japonica, japan, plants, thunberg, carl. Maximovich spent most of his life studying the flora of the countries he had visited in the far east, and naming many new species. Carl peter thunbergs microscope, purchased by adam afzelius in london for. In memory of carl linnaeus i would like to address the question of how european scholarship has developed in japan, touching upon the work of people such as carl peter thunberg, linnaeuss disciple who stayed in japan for a year as a doctor for the dutch trading house pictured above and later published flora japonica. Thunbergs japanese plants is a joint project between the museum of evolution, uppsala university, uppsala, sweden, and the national museum of nature and science, tsukuba, japan. Flora japonica sistens plantas insularum japonicarum secundum systema sexuale emendatum. Carl peter thunberg 17431828 was the most famous of linnaeuss pupils and. Carl peter thunberg was one of these apostles, indeed, the most successful. Thunbergs japanese plants an image database specimen details. The species epitaph commemorates carl peter thunberg 17431828, who was a swedish naturalist who spent almost two years in japan as a physician for the dutch trading company that had a concession to trade with the japanese. Thunberg, carl peter, 17431828 royal college of physicians of london. Flora japonica also available for read online in mobile and kindle.
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