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Dryander, Jonas Carlsson (1748 - 1810)

Born
5 March 1748
Göteborg, Sweden
Died
19 October 1810
London, United Kingdom
Occupation
Botanist

Summary

Jonas Dryander, pupil of Carl Linnaeus, arrived in London in 1777 and was introduced by his friend Daniel Solander to Joseph Banks. Dryander succeeded Solander as Librarian to Banks in 1782, holding that office until his death. He was immersed in the scientific world in London, being Librarian to the Royal Society and Vice-President of the Linnean Society. Dryander wrote one of the earliest papers on the Australian flora, "Chloris novae hollandiae; or, catalogue of the plants of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land" (1806), based on material collected by Robert Brown 1801 - 1805.

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Chronology

1776
Education - Graduated from the University of Lund, Sweden
1777
Life event - Arrived in London
1782 - 1810
Career position - Librarian to Joseph Banks
1784 - 1810
Award - Foreign member, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
1785 -
Career position - Librarian, Royal Society of London
1794 - 1810
Career position - Vice-President, Linnean Society of London

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Journal Articles

  • Dryander, J., 'Chloris novae hollandiae; or, catalogue of the plants of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land', Annals of botany, 2 (1806), 504-32. Details
  • Uggla, Arvid H., 'Jonas Dryander (1748-1810)', Proceedings of the Linnean Society, 156 (2) (1944), 99-102. Details

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