Gunnar broberg linné

gunnar broberg linné
To our deep sadness, Professor Gunnar Broberg, a masterly scholar of Carl Linnaeus, passed away on Saturday 30 April at the age of The funeral was held in Klosterkyrkan in Lund on May This is a loss that will be felt by several science historians especially those who study the life and work of Linnaeus. 1 2 Gunnar Broberg (5 September – 30 April ) was professor in History of Science and Ideas at Lund University, Sweden, appointed in Broberg has written about the compulsory sterilization activities in Sweden [1] and extensively about the scientist Carl Linnaeus. [2]. 3 4 “Gunnar Broberg leaves no archival page unturned in this authoritative and captivating biography of Linnaeus. Thirty-eight vignettes, richly interlaced with voices from the past, cover every aspect of the great systematist’s life, including its dark and irrational sides.”—Staffan Müller-Wille, University of Cambridge. 5 Gunnar Broberg’s biography dutifully accompanies Linnaeus every step of the way, trekking through his life for four-hundred-plus pages. These are not, unfortunately, a pleasure to read. 6 Gunnar Broberg’s book on Linnaeus’ Homo sapiens, was one such study, but published in Swedish and never translated into English; Staffan Müller-Wille has in the last few years published articles which endeavour to address the role Linnaeus’ works played as the foundation for the modern concept of race. 7 8 Mannen som ordnade naturen är skriven av Linnéauktoriteten Gunnar Broberg och bygger på många decenniers studier av Linnés omfattande kvarlåtenskap. 9 Idé- och lärdomshistorikern Gunnar Broberg har skrivit en modern och synnerligen välskriven biografi över Carl von Linné. 10 11