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work — It turns out to the author's own prejudice — Anecdote — Anonymous 

 defence of Linnaus — Contents — His method of revenging himself on his ad- 

 verfary — His prudent conduft in every attack. 109 



SECTION VII. 



RESIDENCE OF LINNALUS AT STOCKHOLM, BEGINNING OF HIS 

 ACADEMICAL LIFE AT UPSAL, MEMORABLE OCCURRENCES 

 TILL 1750. 



Linnaus returns to Sweden — Settles at Stockholm — Is ridiculed and calumnia- 

 ted — Begins to practise physic — Unpleasantness of his situation — Haller ob- 

 tains for him the professorship of Botany at the University of Goettingen — 

 The Baron's letter to Linnaiis — Answer made by Linnaiis — Happy crisis of his 

 fate — The cure of the cough makes his fortune — Is introduced to Count 

 Tessin — Anecdote — Is appointed physician to the Admiralty and Botanist to 

 the King of Sweden — Is joined in wedlock with MlkMoraus — Foundation of 

 the Royal Academy of Stockholm — Is concerned in this Institution — Is elect- 

 ed first President— Speech delivered on the resignation of the Presidency — 

 Other learned labours — Death of Olaus Rudbeck at Vpsal—Linnam endea- 

 vours to succeed him but to no purpose— His journey to theiflands of Oeland 

 and Gothland— Professor Roberg at Upsal resigns— Limaus succeeds him— 

 Speech of Inauguration— Exchanges his funaions as Professor of Anatomy 



for the Professorship of Botany— Birth of Char/es Llnnaus, ]un Botanical 



garden, its wretched state,its total amelioration and defcription— The garden is 

 beautified and enlarged in our time— Letter of donation of Gustavus III. 

 late King of Sweden— Honourable mention of Linnaus in that letter — Fresh 

 accounts of the botanical garden at Upsal— Colledion of foreign treasures- 

 Flourishing state of that garden under Derrick Melzel of Hamburgh, gardener 

 under Lhinaus — Celebrity of the University of Upsal — Foreign pupils of 

 Linnceus — Establishment of a Cabi net of Natural History — Presents — Lec- 

 tures of Linnceus — His further learned labours — He publishes Herrmann' i Her- 

 barium — Travels through West Gothland and Scania — The Flora and Fauna 

 Sutcica — Linnceus is elefted member of the academies of Montpellier, Tou- 

 louse and Berlin — Several medals struck by the Swedish Grandees in ho- 

 nour of Linnceus — Medal of Count Tessin — Is s.ppointed Dean of the Col- 

 lege 



