HISTORY OF THE SCIENCE. 4.44 
Olaus Rudbeck, born at Upsal, March 15, 1660; 
took his degree at Utrecht in 1690, succeeded his 
father, and died March 23, 1740. His father was 
the famous Swedish polyhistorian, Olaus Rudbeck, 
Professor of Botany at Upsala. He intended to de- 
scribe a number of scarce plants in 12 volumes, 
with elegant cuts. His work wasentitled, Campi Ely- 
sel. But by the great fire, which in 1702 laid almost 
all Upsal in ashes, his herbarium, and this work were 
lost. Two copies of the first, and six of the second 
volume, are still existing, and considered as great 
curiosities*. The father did not survive this great 
loss, but died December 12, 1702. The son has, 
some dissertations excepted, written nothing on 
botany. 
Johan. Jacob Scheuchzer, Professor of Mathema- 
fics at Zurich, was born 2d August 1672, and died 
1738. He travelled repeatedly through the Alpsf, 
and became on this account very celebrated. 
Johann. Scheuchzer, physician at Zurich, has ac- 
quired immortal fame in botany, by describing and 
discriminating the gramina more accurately than had 
* I saw a copy of this extremely scarce work in the library 
of Mr Leysser at Halle. The present possessor of the Lin- 
nean herbarium, has published a new edition of it, under the 
following title: Reliquiae Rudbeckianae, sive camporum elys- 
eorum libri primi, qui supersunt, adjectis nominibus Linnae- 
anis. Lond. 1789. fol. | 
eae sl Jacob Scheuchzeri novem itinera per alpinas regiones 
facta. Tom. I. IV. Leidae. 1723. 4to. Amongst numerous 
plates it contains 38 figures of plants. 
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