Johan Peter Falk
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| Born | 26 November 1732 |
| Died | 31 March 1774(aged 41) |
Johan Peter Falk(26 November 1732 – 31 March 1774) was aSwedishbotanistand anapostle of Carl Linnaeus.His first name is sometimes spelled "Johann"; his middle name is sometimes spelled "Pehr"; and his surname is sometimes spelled "Falck".[1]The standardauthor abbreviationFalkis used to indicate this person as the author whencitingabotanical name.[2]The genusFalkiais named for him.
Biography[edit]
Falk was born in the parish of Broddetorp inVästergötland,Sweden. He was the son of Peter Falck (1701–1754) and Beata Winge (1706–1771). He studied at theUniversity of UppsalaunderCarl Linnaeusas served as a tutor for his son,Carl Linnaeus the Younger.He defended his dissertation in 1762.[1]
Falk traveled to theRussian Empirein 1763 and became Curator for the Cabinet of Natural History inSt. Petersburg.In 1765, Falck was appointed Professor in medicine and botany at theRussian Academy of Sciences.
He participated in the expedition to the central Russian province ofPovolzhye,Siberia,Altay,andTransbaikal(1768–1774) organised by the Prussian scientistPeter Simon Pallas(1741–1811). Results were published in St. Petersburg at the Imperial Academy of Sciences.[3][4]
In 1774, Falk killed himself inKazan. Falk's notes were published inGermanyasBeyträge zur topgraphischen Kentniß des rußischen Reichs(3 volumes, 1785–1786). They were edited byJohann Gottlieb Georgi(1729–1802).[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^abSigurd Lindman."Johan Peter Falck".Svenskt biografiskt lexikon.RetrievedDecember 1,2018.
- ^International Plant Names Index.Falk.
- ^Атлас к Полному собранию ученых путешествий по России…. Ч. 1[Atlas to the Complete Collection of Scientific Travels in Russia…. Part 1]. St. Petersburg: The Imperial Academy of Sciences. 1818.
- ^Полное собрание ученых путешествий по России. Записи путешествия академика Фалька. Т. VI[Complete collection of scholarly travels in Russia. Travel notes of Academician Falk. T. VI]. Санкт-Петербург. 1824.
- ^"Peter Simon Pallas".saint-petersburg.RetrievedDecember 1,2018.
- ^"Johann Gottlieb Georgi".saint-petersburg.RetrievedDecember 1,2018.
Literature[edit]
- Vera Shirokova, Alexey Sobisevich,Illustrations from Academic Expeditions in Russia: The works of Falck and GeorgiiLINNAEUS | iMagazine | iStories (December 2015)
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