Anders Dahl

Anders (Andreas) Dahl (March 17, 1751 - May 25, 1789) was a Swedish botanist and student of Carolus Linnaeus. The dahlia flower is named after him.

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March 17 - 1751 - May 25 - 1789 - Swedish - Botanist - Carolus Linnaeus - Dahlia

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In 1770, Dahl entered Uppsala University as a freshman (Carolus Linnaeus died in 1778).

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1770 - Uppsala University - Carolus Linnaeus - 1778

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After receiving the bachelor's degree, he worked in Gothenburg as curator of

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the private natural museum and botanic garden of Claes Alströmer.

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In 1786 he received a medical doctor's degree at the University of Kiel, Germany.

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1786 - Kiel

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In 1787 he started to teach medicine and botany at the university in Academy of Åbo

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1787 - Academy of Åbo

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(today's University of Helsinki).

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Dahl was a renowned botanist, the publisher of Observationes botanicæ circa Systema vegetabilium divi a Linné.

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