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Carl Peter Thunberg

Also known as Thunb., Thunberg

Swedish naturalist (1743-1828)

Key facts

Born: ( 1743-11-11 ) 11 November 1743, Jönköping , Sweden
Died: 8 August 1828 (1828-08-08) (aged 84), Thunaberg , Uppland , Sweden
Other names: Carl Pehr Thunberg Carl Per Thunberg Thunb.
Occupation: Naturalist
Author abbrev botany: Thunb.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Peter
Family name: Thunberg
Gender: male
Citizenship: Sweden
Place of birth: Jönköping
Educated at: Uppsala University
Employer: Uppsala University
Languages spoken: Latin
Award: Fellow of the Royal Society
Doctoral advisor: Carl Linnaeus
Field of work: entomology
Image: Carl Peter Thunberg x Jacob Fredrik Ek.jpg
Work location: Sweden

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member of: Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
date of birth: 1743-11-11
date of death: 1828-08-08
place of burial: Uppsala Old Cemetery
Commons gallery: Carl Peter Thunberg
Commons category: Carl Peter Thunberg
name in native language: Carl Peter Thunberg
P6944: Carl Peter Thunberg
collection items at: National Museum of Natural History
P8168: 2006 in film
author citation (zoology): Thunberg

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Carl Peter Thunberg, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Flora Iaponica

First volume

Zweyte band

Karl Peter Thunberg’s journey through a Theil of Europe, Africa and Asia: mainly in Japan, from 1770 to 1779. 2.2, Decision of the news of Japan and the Japanese, the author’s return to Batavia and the trip to the interior of the island of Java, the trip to the island of Ceylon and his stay in Sweden

Karl Peter Thunberg’s journey through a Theil of Europe, Africa and Asia: mainly in Japan, from 1770 to 1779. 1.1, Which of the author’s journey from Stockholm after the promontory of good hope contains the first stay at Cap, the first trip to the interior of the Southern Theil of Africa, and the zweyte stay at Cap

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Encyclopedic overview

Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Karl Peter von Thunberg, Carl Pehr Thunberg, or Carl Per Thunberg (11 November 1743 – 8 August 1828), was a Swedish naturalist and an "apostle" of Carl Linnaeus. After studying under Linnaeus at Uppsala University, he spent seven years travelling in southern Africa and Asia, collecting and describing many plants and animals new to European science, and observing local cultures. He has been called "the father of South African botany", "pioneer of Occidental Medicine in Japan", and the "Japanese Linnaeus".

Early life

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