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Society of Stockholm, and, after the death of Baron 

 de Geer, was appointed conservator of his collection 

 of natural history, which had been bequeathed to that 

 body. Some time after, he was made president of the 

 samelearned institution^ — an office which he resigned 

 in three months. In 17^7:, he accompanied his friend 

 Wadstroem on an expedition into the interior of 

 Western Africa; but the project failed, and in the fol- 

 lowing year he returned to the Swedish capital, where 

 he continued till his death in July 1820. The prin- 

 cipal works which he published are, 1. A Voyage 

 to the Cape of Good Hope, to the South Polar Circle, 

 and round the Globe, with a Journey into the Coun- 

 try of the Hottentots and Caffres. This book has 

 been translated into English. 2. The IMusaeum 

 Carlsonianum, containing Descriptions of the rarer 

 Animals in the Collection of Baron Carlson. 3. A 

 Discourse on the Advantages of Expeditions to the 

 Pacific Ocean, with Descriptions of Animals and 

 Plants. 



Charles Peter Thunberg was born in Swe- 

 den in 1743, and died at Upsal in 1828. In 1770, 

 after finishing his education, he went to France, 

 and from thence to Holland, where, on being re- 

 commended by Burmann, he was engaged by the 

 Dutch East India Company to go to Japan in a 

 medical capacity. After remaining some time at 

 the Cape, he proceeded to his destination, and 

 afterwards to Java and Ceylon, whence he returned 

 first to England, and subsequently to Germany. 

 His travels occupied nine years. Fourteen months 

 after the death of Linnajus, he was appointed director 

 of the botanic garden of Upsal during the absence of 

 the son of that renowned professor. He acquired 



