Participated in the Russian
expedition (1768-1774) organised by the eminent German scientist
Peter Simon Pallas. The expedition reached the borders of China.
BORN
1732, Kockstorp, Västergötland,
Sweden
EDUCATION
Uppsala university, Sweden.
TRAVEL DIARY
His notes were published in
Germany ten years after he took his own life in Kazan. Herr
Joh. Pet. Falck: Beyträge zur topgraphischen Kenntniss des russischen
Reichs I.III 1785-1786, (ed. J.G. Georgi).
DIED
1774, Kazan, Russia
The map provides an overview of the places each
Apostle described in, for example, his travel diary, books or letters.
Modern geographical names are used. For further information see
the collected works, The Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science & Adventure.
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