Pehr Osbeck

Pehr Osbeck (1723 – 23 December 1805) was a Swedish explorer and naturalist. Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

He was born in the parish of Hålanda in Västergötland and studied at Uppsala with Carolus Linnaeus. In 1750–1752 he travelled as chaplain on the ship Prins Carl to Asia where he spent four months studying the flora, fauna, and people of the Canton region of China. He returned home just in time to contribute more than 600 species of plant to Linnaeus' Species Plantarum, published in 1753. Västergötland ( ♫) is one of the historical provinces of Sweden (landskap), situated in the southwest of Sweden. ... Uppsala (older spelling Upsala) is a Swedish City in central Sweden, located about 70 km north of Stockholm. ... Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Guangdong, often spelt as Kwangtung, is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Osbeckia chinensis, drawn by Osbeck

In 1757 he published the journal of his voyage to China, Dagbok öfwer en ostindisk Resa åren, which was translated into German in 1762 and English in 1771.

He ended his career as the parish priest of Våxtorp and Hasslöv in Halland, where he died in 1805. is a historical province (landskap) on the western coast of Sweden. ...

His large collections are preserved in Sweden and the UK. He is commemorated by the genus Osbeckia L. of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Genera See text. ...