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Commander of the Order of Vasa
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Clas Alströmer
1736-08-09 – 1794-03-05
Life & Legacy
Baron Clas Alströmer (9 August 1736 – 5 March 1794) was a Swedish naturalist who was a student of Carl Linnaeus at Uppsala University. From 1760 to 1764 he traveled throughout Southern Europe, collecting plants for Linnaeus. He established a botanical garden and natural museum near Gothenburg which was managed by the notable botanist Anders Dahl, another student of Linnaeus. Alströmer was the son of the industrialist Jonas Alströmer. The genus Alstroemeria was named after him by Linnaeus.
Occupation & Career
botanist, businessperson, agronomist, naturalist, patron of the arts, beamter, bibliophile
Education
Uppsala University
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Commander of the Order of Vasa
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Commander of the Order of Vasa
Organizations & Memberships
Academy of Sciences of Turin · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony · Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Uppsala University
Verified Legacy Record
Family Father
Jonas Alströmer
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Family Mother
Q135934120
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Family Sibling
Patrick Alströmer
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Family Sibling
Johan Alströmer
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Family Spouse
Sara Catharina Sahlgren
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Sources & Provenance
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