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work — -It turns out to the author's own prejudice-Anecdote-Anonymous 
defence of Uww- Contents-His nr.thod of re.eng.ng hrnself on hts ad- 
verfary His prudent conduct in every attack. 
SECTION VII. 
RESIDENCE OF LINNAEUS 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 situatior s-Haller ob- 
tains for him the professorship of Botany at the University of Goettmgen- 
TheBaron’s letter to Linnaus — Answer madeby Linnaus appy crisis 
f at e_The cure of the cough makes his fortune-Is introduced to Count 
fessin — Anecdote — Is appointed physician to the Admiralty and Botanist to 
the King of Sweden — Is joined in wedlock with MifsAW^-Foundation ^of 
the Royal Academy of Stockholm— Is concerned in this Institution— Is eledt- 
ed first President— Speech delivered on the resignation of the Presidency 
Other learned labours — Death of Olaus Rudbcck at Upsal — Linnaus endea- 
vours to succeed him but to no purpose— His journey to the iflands of Oeland 
and Gothland— Professor Roberg at Upsal resigns— Linnaus succeeds him— 
Speech of Inauguration — Exchanges his functions as Professor of Anatomy 
for the Professorship of Botany— Birth of Charles Linnaus, jun — Botanical 
garden, its wretched state, its total amelioration and defcription— The garden is 
beautified and enlarged in our time— Letter of donation of Gustavus Ul. 
late King of Sweden — Honourable mention of Linnaus in that let. . res 1 
accounts of the botanical garden at Upsal-Colleaion of foreign t ’ e ® s " e '“ 
under Linnaus — Celebrity of the University P 
Linnaus — Establishment of a Cabinet of Natural History-Presents Lec- 
- of Linnaus- His further learned labours-He publishes Herrmann s Her- 
- ° _ Trave | s through West Gothland and Scania— The Flora and Fauna 
Suecica — Linnaus is elected member of the academies of Montpellier, Tou- 
louse and Berlin-Several medals struck by the Swedish Grandees in ho- 
nour of Linnaus — Medal of Count Tessin- Is appointed Dean of the Col- 
