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The Return of The Linnaeus Apostles
- An Inspirational Showcase
 
During the 18th century the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) was to inspire 17 of his scholars to travel to the far corners of the earth to document local nature and culture. Their travels covered all the continents, and they came to be known as the Linnaeus Apostles.

THE RETURN OF THE LINNAEUS APOSTLES is an exhibition and a showcase for the publication of the monumental work The Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science & Adventure in 2007. This work comprises 8 Volumes, 11 books, about 5,000 pages, and will have taken nearly 8 years to produce.

In connection with the exhibition a number of special events are also arranged for organisations, the public and the media - read more below about how to book these.

Although Linnaeus and some of his apostles are known internationally, several of the apostles are relatively unknown despite their global pioneering work in the service of science and mankind. The publication of their journals - several of them now made available for the very first time - will for a long time to come stimulate fresh research, new thinking and not least provide exciting reading about cultures, landscapes and people of a bygone era.


The exhibition THE RETURN OF THE LINNAEUS APOSTLES gives the visitor an insight into this exhilarating world - images, texts and maps will guide the visitor on a fascinating journey not only through natural history, but also through ethnography, geography, anthropology, cartography, history, voyaging, history of the printed book… from all the continents of the world.

The exhibition will be on display for brief periods all around the world in connection with current or future launchings of the publication and is open to the public. Media, museums, universities, schools and learned societies would benefit from its stimulating insights into the world and work of the Linnaeus Apostles.

EXHIBITION NOW CLOSED
If you are interested to know more, or exhibit this exhibition let us know - please contact IK.











 

FACT FILES
Use the FACT FILES to put the real world of Linnaeus first - it is pure knowledge! You can learn more about the people listed below, the subjects that interested Carl Linnaeus, his Apostles and IK Foundation & Company's Linnaeus related publications, news and exhibitions.

CARL LINNAEUS
Carl Linnaeus Biography

THE APOSTLES
EUROPE, THE ARCTIC & ASIA
Anton Rolandsson Martin (1729-1785)
Johan Peter Falck (1732-1774)

EUROPE, NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA
Pehr Kalm (1716-1779)
Pehr Löfling (1729-1756)
Daniel Rolander (1725-1793)

EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH EAST & WEST AFRICA
Göran Rothman(1739-1778)
Fredrik Hasselquist (1722-1752)
Peter Forsskål (1732-1763)
Andreas Berlin (1746-1773)
Adam Afzelius (1750-1837)

SOUTHERN AFRICA, OCEANIA, ANTARCTICA & SOUTH AMERICA
Anders Sparrman (1748-1820)

EUROPE, SOUTHERN AFRICA, EAST-, SOUTHERN- & SOUTHEAST ASIA
Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828)

EUROPE, SOUTHERN AFRICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, EAST-, SOUTHERN- & SOUTHEAST ASIA
Pehr Osbeck (1723-1805)
Olof Torén (1718-1753))
Carl Fredrik Adler (1720-1761)
Christopher Tärnström (1711-1746)
Daniel Solander (1733-1782)

CONTENTS & UPDATES
Contents The Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science & Adventure. Volume ONE to EIGHT

Books released/Due for release 2008. The Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science & Adventure.

PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE
ORDER: The Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science & Adventure. Vol. 1 - 8

List of Subscribers to the Limited Edition of The Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science & Adventure. Vol. 1 - 8.

The Ambassadors of the Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science & Adventure project.

LINNAEUS PRESS INFORMATION
(PDF 1.9 Mb) Special Issue - Linnaeus Apostles - of The IK Messenger. World Wide (October 2007)

Sir David Attenborough on the Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science & Adventure project. Richmond, United Kingdom. (8 October 2007)

Obituary Mr Per Wahlström - "True Advocate for Nature and Culture". (October 2007)

The New Scientist Magazine publishes a story about the Linnaeus apostle Daniel Rolander. (Aug 2007)

The Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science & Adventure. The very first volume straight from the printers at a ceremony at the Drottningholm Palace, Sweden. (May 2007)

The Return of the Linnaeus Apostles. At The Royal Geographical Society, London, United Kingdom. (March 2007)

IK presents its publication of Linnaeus' Notebook from 1725 - the very first writings by Carl Linnaeus. World Wide (January 2007)

Carl Linnaeus in Skåne. IK Launch of the official Guidebook for the Tercentenary Celebrations. (September 2006)

Linnaeus Production With a Sense of Nordic Heritage (January 2006)

The Swedish Gazebo - Science & Adventure (January 2005)

Tärnström's Journal - Book launch in Gothenburg, Sweden IK's Linnaeus gathering with book launch in the presence of the Minister for Culture. Gothenburg, Sweden. (January 2005)

The Speaker Björn von Sydow talks about The Linnaeus Apostles (February 2004)

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