22 SCANDINAVIANS AND 



B. Greenland and Arctic America. 



With the nineteenth century began an active pei'iod in the in- 

 vestigation of polar regions. It was especially Arctic America 

 that was an object for explorations. During this time Sabine, 

 Eoss. Parry, and Franklin undertook their famous expeditions. 

 The following Danes added not a little to the knowledge of the 

 flora of Greenland and the neighboring islands. The first one be- 

 longs rather to the preceding period, but is included here, as his 

 work is closely connected with the work done later. 



Captain Morten Wormskjold was born at Copenhagen the 

 16th of January. 1783. He made a joumey to Greenland in 

 ] 812 — ''14. and another around the world in 1815 — '19, resided in 

 Kamtschatka 1816 — '18. and died in Gauno, Denmark, in 1845. 

 He brought home a fine collection of plants. At least one American 

 plant is named after him, Veronica Worraskjoldii. which grows in 

 Greenland and Arctic America as well as in the Eocky Mountains. 



Count Rabenmade a journey to Greenland in 182-3 and brought 

 home a collection, which was determined by Hornemann. 



Wilhelm August Graah was born the 24th of October, 1793, and 

 died in 1863. He made several journeys to Greenland, the first 

 in 1823. On his third journey, 1828 — "31, he wintered at Nano- 

 latic, Nubarbik, and Julianehaab. He was director of the Green- 

 land Company in 1832 — "50. and appointed captain in 1840. 



Undersogelse Reise til Ostkysten af Gronland, 18-32. 



Expedition to Search for the Lost Colonies on the East Coast of Greenland. 



Jens Lorenz Mustue Vahl. son of'M. Vahl, was born the 27th 

 of November. 1796, was for a long time librarian of the Botanical 

 Garden at Copenhagen, and died the 12th of november, 1854. 

 Yahl traveled in Sweden, Germany, Austria, France, and Spitzber- 

 gen. He made one journey to Iceland and another to Greenland 

 in 1828 — '36. From his hand is the foUowing publication: 

 Voyage en Island et an Greenland, 1841. 

 He also contributed to Flora Danica and to "Xaturhistoriske 

 Bidrag til en Beskrivelse af Gronland" by Eink. 



Hans Christian Lyngbye was born at Blendstrup, Denmark, 

 the 29th of June, 1782. He was a minister of the gospel, 

 and died at Soeborg the 18th of May, 1837. He was especially 



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