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Afterwards he matriculated at the University of Lund ; and 

 in 1728 he went to the University of Upsal, where, ohtaining 

 a royal scholarship, he was enabled to pursue his studies 

 without difficulty. 



In 1731 Linneus was appointed to travel in Lapland 

 under the royal authority, and at the expense of the 

 University of Upsal. In this remarkable journey, which 

 was one both of hardship and danger, Linneus travelled, 

 mostly on foot, over about 3800 English miles. After this he 

 was employed in various scientific work, his fame continually 

 increasing. In 1736 he came over to England, but w^as 

 disappointed with his visit, not gaining so much information 

 as he expected ; Dillenius too, professor of Botany at 

 Oxford, though a very able man, was of a curious temper, 

 and aspired to be thought the first botanist of his time, and 

 he did not give Linneus a cordial reception. In 1738 Linneus 

 settled in Stockholm as a physician, and from that time 

 his fame and fortunes prospered apace. He was appointed 

 successively botanist to the king, president of the Academy 

 of Sciences of Stockholm, professor of medicine and then of 

 Botany at Upsal; until, in 1757, he was raised to the 

 nobility, assuming the title of Von Linne, by which he 

 preferred to be known, and some writers * use this name in 

 preference to Linnaeus, which is of the two still more usual. 



-•' Thus Wilklenow, in his enlarged edition of ' Species of Plants,' 

 and Jeffreys, in his beautiful work in ' British Conchology.' The latter 

 writes : — " It was originally Linnaeus ; but on receiving the patent of 

 nobihty, he assumed the name of Linne. The latter name is given in 

 the twelfth (and most perfect) edition of the ' Systema Naturc"e ; ' and 

 in all his subsequent works and correspondence he always used this 

 title of distinction. The learned Society which bears his name in this 

 country is Linnean, and not Linnaean, as appears fi'om their Charter and 

 Transactions. Under these circumstances I have adopted the name 

 which he himself preferred." Newman also (' British Ferns ') writes 

 Linneus instead of Linnaeus. I have followed in the same course. 



