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and finally the Consistory awarded the stipend to 
Theel, who afterwards earned an excellent reputation 
as a skilful surgeon, and in 1772 was appointed by the 
King to be Supervisor of Surgery in the kingdom. 
The most striking testimony to the sound views of 
both Linne and the Medical College, was the award 
of a doctor’s degree to Professor Olof Acrel, after¬ 
wards known as the “ Father of Swedish Surgery,” 
although he had not graduated at a University. 
Linne’s strong approval was shown in the minutes of 
the College, alike honourable to his memory, and to 
that of Acrel. This was approved by the Chancellor. 
There must also be recounted the help afforded by 
Linne in the preparation of a new pharmacopaea. The 
existing one dated from 1686, and had become 
obsolete. The necessity for a new one was evident, 
in that the old one had many remedies taken from 
animals, which later physicians had discarded. 
The initiative was taken by Linne. Although 
approved by the Medical College in 1757, the work 
languished until taken up by Back single-handed in 
1761, but it was not published till 1775. This con¬ 
tained remedies derived from native plants, which 
practice had been advised long before by Linne, as 
shown in his thesis “ Plantae officinales ” in 1753. 
Specially interesting was the garden established by 
the Medical College in the grounds of the newly 
instituted Seraphim Hospital. It became a botanic 
garden after Peter Johan Bergius, a pupil of Linne, 
was made Professor of Natural History and Pharmacy, 
and although not lasting long, it was the origin of the 
garden still flourishing, known as the Bergian Garden, 
near Stockholm. 
Linne was also instrumental in framing the laws 
of veterinary surgery in Sweden, due to his early 
observations in his Lapland and later journeys. The 
first occupant of the special appointment was a pupil 
trained by Linne, Erland Tursen. An outbreak of 
disease in cattle, involving much loss, hastened matters, 
