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resided in Norway, with the celebrated naturalist Professor 

 Strom, and studied five years at Upsal, under Linnaeus, 

 whose friendship he had obtained. On his return to Co- 

 penhagen, in 1779, he became lecturer at the botanical 

 garden, and in 17 S3 undertook, by command of the 

 King} a tour through Holland, France, Spain, Barbary, 

 Italy. SwisserKuid, and England. When he returned in 

 1785, he was nominated Professor, and appointed to su- 

 perintend the publication of the Flora Daiilai. To qualify 

 himself for discharging with more advantace this important 

 task, he explored the coasts and mountains of Norway, as 

 far as Wardoe. In the years 1799 and 1800 he undertook 

 another tour, at the expense of government, to Holland 

 and Paris, where he met with a most favourable reception. 

 The French Directory made him a present of that scarce 

 work Pluntcs dii Roi, which had been destined for him b\' 

 the celebrated Malherbes, in the time of Louis XVI. 

 VV hen he returned from this tour, he was appointed Pro- 

 fessor of Botany, and obtained the management of the bo- 

 tanical garden belonging to the university. For some years 

 Madame Buonaparte sent him, in a most flattering manner, 

 the numbers of the Jardln tie Malmaison, as they were 

 published, and those of Redoute's LUiacces. Though Pro- 

 fessor Vahl had devoted himself to botany, he did not 

 neglect the other departments of natural history. He had 

 a share in the Zoologia Danica, and the Rones of Ascanius, 

 director of mines. Cuvier received from him contributions 

 towards his History of the red-blooded animals, and Fabri- 

 cius towards his History of insects. During his travels he 

 collected a considerable herbal, which, by the abundant 

 contributions of his friends in every part of the world, in- 

 creased to an uncommon magnitude, and was scarcely 

 equalled by any, on account of the -uUitude of plants, 

 and their proper arrangement. He hau an extensive know- 

 ledge of bibliography, and the history of literature, had 

 read much, and with great diligence. His last work, Emi- 

 ■mcratio Plantarum, was interrupted by his death. 



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.lames Fullarton, surgeon in the navy, for a diving-ma- 

 chine or apparatus, upon an improved construction, appli- 

 cable to various useful purposes. 



Christopher Perkins, of Stockton, in the county of 

 Durham, builder; for a machine for thrashing corn and 

 .pulse. 



7 James 



