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best of his disciples after Lofling, was selected. He 
came here in 1760, and after three weeks in London, 
reported on his good prospects; he became a thorough 
Englishman and never again saw his fatherland. He 
was appointed to a post in the British Museum, and in 
1764 was installed as librarian to Sir Joseph Banks, 
with whom afterwards he sailed round the world with 
Lieutenant J. Cook in the Endeavour . On their 
return in 1771 he accompanied Banks to Iceland, 
a trip taken when their intention to sail again with 
Cook had become impossible. 
Linne complained that his old pupil never sent 
him a single plant or insect from the voyage of the 
Endeavour , but he overlooked the fact that the whole 
of the collection belonged to Banks, who had incurred 
great expense in equipment. Further, it was hoped 
that Linne might be persuaded to visit England, to 
inspect and help to name one thousand two hundred 
new species with a hundred genera, and a multitude 
of animals, fishes, insects and mollusca. 
The grateful and affectionate regard Solander 
entertained for his former teacher, was shown by his 
reception of the younger Linne in London in 1781 
and 1782. Although he had no great estimation of 
him as a naturalist, he neglected no opportunity to 
further his studies, and even nursed him during a 
severe illness. When an article by Fabricius appeared 
in the “ Deutsches Museum ” which Solander con¬ 
sidered defamatory of the Linnean household, he 
bought up all the copies he could find, and destroyed 
them, to prevent a misconception being spread 
abroad. It was therefore a heavy trial for the younger 
Linne, when an apoplectic stroke, in 1782, suddenly 
ended his countryman’s life. 
Forskal and Rolander, already mentioned, as 
tutors to the son, gained special instruction from the 
father; and now a third may be added, Johan Peter 
Falck, also an “ apostle.” At first meant as a 
companion of Forskal in his Arabian journey, it was 
