MEMOIR OF LINNiEUS. 
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France, and, indeed, his merit everywhere produced the same 
consequences ; but he expressed his firm determination to return 
to his own country. 
From Paris, Linnaeus went to Rouen, where he embarked 
for Sweden, after an absence of nearly three years. During this 
period he had vastly increased his information, particularly upon 
botany, and had taken advantage of the Dutch presses, to publish 
many of his works, which he had either previously written, or 
brought with him in an imperfect state, while the liberality of his 
patrons, and some learned societies, defrayed the expense, and 
even assisted to illustrate some of them with plates. 
Upon his arrival in Sweden, Linngeus immediately visited his 
aged father, and thence proceeded to Stockholm, where he com- 
menced practising as a physician, but met with much opposition, 
on account of his botanical studies. His perseverance, however, 
succeeded, and he obtained extensive practice. Writing to a 
friend, he says, " I am undeservedly got into so much practice, that 
from seven o'clock in the morning till eight in the evening, I have 
not even time to take a short dinner." He became acquainted 
with Captain Triewald, who was endeavoring to establish an 
Academy of Sciences ; and, in conjunction with this gentleman, 
and the Baron Hopken, a society of some note was instituted, the 
presidency of which devolved upon himself. This was the origin 
of the present Academy of Stockholm. By the interest of one 
of its members, he was soon afterwards appointed physician to the 
navy ; and, with a fixed salary, was chosen to give public lectures 
upon botany and mineralogy. 
By these lucrative appointments, and the money he had saved 
during his residence in Holland, he was now in a situation of com- 
parative independence, and was enabled formally to apply to Dr. 
Moreus for the hand of his daughter ; and no plea for rejection 
now existing, Linnaeus was united to Sarah Elizabeth Morea, on 
the 26th of June, 1739. 
