29 moments

1. Birth at Råshult

   1707-05-23 · Råshult, Småland, Sweden

   

   Carl Linnaeus was born at Råshult in Småland, the rural setting of his childhood. Coordinates represent the Linnaeus birthplace site at Råshult.

2. Grammar-school attendance in Växjö

   1717-01-01 · Växjö, Småland, Sweden

   Linnaeus was sent to the Lower Grammar School at Växjö, beginning his formal schooling away from home.

3. Studies at Lund University

   1727-01-01 · Lund University, Lund, Scania, Sweden

   

   Linnaeus enrolled at Lund University, where he received tutoring and lodging from the professor Kilian Stobæus. Coordinates represent Lund University.

4. Move to Uppsala University

   1728-08-01 · Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

   

   Linnaeus chose Uppsala University in order to pursue both medicine and botany. Coordinates represent Uppsala University.

5. Christmas visit to Stenbrohult

   1731-01-01 · Stenbrohult, Småland, Sweden

   Linnaeus returned to his parents at Stenbrohult during the Christmas season after roughly three years away. The source identifies the visit as Christmas but does not provide a day or month.

6. Crossing into Norway at Sørfold

   1732-01-01 · Sørfold, Nordland, Norway

   During the Lapland expedition, Linnaeus crossed the border from the Scandinavian Mountains and arrived at the Norwegian coast in Sørfold. Coordinates represent Sørfold municipality; the source does not identify a more exact arrival site.

7. Lule River inland expedition

   1732-01-01 · Luleå, Sweden

   From Luleå, Linnaeus followed the Lule River inland through Jokkmokk and Kvikkjokk toward the Scandinavian Mountains. Coordinates represent Luleå, the documented starting point of this inland leg.

8. Return route through Turku

   1732-01-01 · Turku, Finland

   On the southbound leg of his Lapland expedition, Linnaeus followed the Finnish coast to Turku before sailing via Åland. Turku was then part of Sweden; it is in present-day Finland.

9. Third inland incursion from Tornio

   1732-01-01 · Tornio, Finland

   Linnaeus continued to Tornio and made his final inland incursion of the Lapland expedition along the Torne River. Tornio was then part of Sweden; it is in present-day Finland.

10. Arrival at Umeå during Lapland expedition

    1732-05-01 · Umeå, Sweden

    Traveling north from Uppsala through Gävle, Linnaeus reached Umeå and used it as a base for an inland excursion. The source gives journey duration from his 12 May departure but does not explicitly state the arrival day.

11. Stay at Lycksele

    1732-05-01 · Lycksele, Sweden

    On his first major inland incursion in Lapland, Linnaeus reached Lycksele and stayed with the local pastor and his wife. The preceding text identifies the town as Lycksele; the source does not give a precise arrival date.

12. Departure on the Lapland expedition

    1732-05-12 · Uppsala, Sweden

    

    Linnaeus began the six-month scientific expedition that would supply observations for Flora Lapponica. Coordinates represent central Uppsala.

13. Return from Lapland to Uppsala

    1732-10-10 · Uppsala, Sweden

    Linnaeus returned to Uppsala after a journey of more than 2,000 kilometres across northern Scandinavia. The expedition article identifies Uppsala as his final destination.

14. Christmas at Falun

    1734-01-01 · Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

    Linnaeus spent the Christmas holiday in Falun, where he was permitted to visit the mines. The source identifies the occasion as Christmas without a day or month.

15. Dalarna resource expedition

    1734-01-01 · Dalarna, Sweden

    Linnaeus led students on a government-funded expedition to catalogue natural resources in Dalarna and gather intelligence concerning Norwegian mining. Coordinates are a representative point for the historical province.

16. Doctoral work at Harderwijk

    1735-01-01 · University of Harderwijk, Harderwijk, Netherlands

    Linnaeus reached Harderwijk to study medicine and rapidly completed the examinations for his doctoral degree. The surrounding section dates his journey to the Dutch Republic to 1735; the source does not give a more precise arrival date.

17. Stop in Hamburg en route to the Dutch Republic

    1735-04-01 · Hamburg, Germany

    

    Linnaeus and Claes Sohlberg stopped in Hamburg during their journey to the Dutch Republic; Linnaeus publicly identified the city's purported seven-headed hydra as a fake. The preceding text dates the departure for the Dutch Republic to April 1735.

18. Residence at Hartekamp

    1737-10-18 · Hartekamp, Heemstede, Netherlands

    While working for George Clifford, Linnaeus stayed at the Hartekamp estate, where he prepared important botanical works including Hortus Cliffortianus. Coordinates represent the Hartekamp estate.

19. Physician in Stockholm

    1738-01-01 · Stockholm, Sweden

    Linnaeus moved to Stockholm to establish himself as a physician and obtained Admiralty work through Count Carl Gustav Tessin. The preceding sentence dates his return to Sweden and arrival at Falun to 28 June 1738.

20. Botanical visit in Paris

    1738-05-01 · Paris, France

    On his return journey to Sweden, Linnaeus spent about a month in Paris and visited botanists including Antoine de Jussieu. Coordinates represent central Paris.

21. Return to Falun

    1738-06-28 · Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

    After returning to Sweden from the Netherlands, Linnaeus went to Falun and became engaged to Sara Elisabeth Moræa.

22. Öland expedition

    1741-01-01 · Öland, Sweden

    Soon after his appointment as professor, Linnaeus led six Uppsala students on an expedition to search Öland for plants useful in medicine. Coordinates are a representative point for the island; the source gives no arrival date.

23. Research stay in Visby and Gotland

    1741-01-01 · Visby, Gotland, Sweden

    Linnaeus and his students sailed from Öland to Visby and remained on Gotland for about a month during their plant-collecting expedition. Coordinates represent Visby, the arrival point named in the source.

24. Professor and resident in Uppsala

    1741-10-01 · Uppsala, Sweden

    

    After becoming professor at Uppsala University, Linnaeus established his household in Uppsala when his wife and infant son joined him there. The preceding sentence dates his professorial appointment to May 1741.

25. Västergötland expedition

    1746-06-01 · Västergötland, Sweden

    

    Commissioned by the Swedish government, Linnaeus conducted a summer expedition through Västergötland with his student Erik Gustaf Lidbeck. Coordinates are a representative point for the historical province; he departed Uppsala on 12 June and returned on 11 August.

26. Scanian journey

    1749-01-01 · Scania, Sweden

    Linnaeus undertook a government-commissioned journey through Scania with his student Olof Söderberg, including research on trees useful for military rifle production. Coordinates are a representative point for Scania.

27. Summer residence at Hammarby

    1758-01-01 · Linnaeus' Hammarby, Danmarks-Hammarby, Sweden

    

    Linnaeus acquired Hammarby and began using the estate as his family's summer residence and as a site for cultivating plants. The source states that he bought Hammarby in 1758 but does not explicitly date his first summer stay.

28. Museum construction at Hammarby

    1766-01-01 · Linnaeus Museum, Hammarby, Danmarks-Hammarby, Sweden

    

    Linnaeus began constructing a museum behind the Hammarby estate and moved his library and plant collection there. Coordinates are an approximate point for the museum site behind the Hammarby main estate.

29. Death at Hammarby

    1778-01-10 · Linnaeus' Hammarby, Danmarks-Hammarby, Sweden

    

    After a final stroke in December 1777, Linnaeus died at his Hammarby estate.