Bengt Anders Euphrasén Explained

Bengt Anders Euphrasén
Birth Date:	1756^[1]
Birth Place:	Västergötland, Sweden
Death Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Fields:	Botany
Author Abbrev Bot:	Euphrasén

Bengt Anders Euphrasén (born 1756 in the parish of Habo, historical province of Västergötland, Sweden; died 25 December 1796 in Stockholm) was a Swedish botanist.^{[1] [2]} Euphrasén studied at the veterinary school in Skara and then entered Uppsala University where he graduated in 1784.^[1]

In 1788, with the support of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Euphrasén made a natural history trip to the Antilles,^[1] which included Saint Barthélemy and Saint Christopher island (today Saint Kitts).^[3] After his return, Euphrasén was appointed assistant professor ("deputy demonstrator") of botany in Stockholm.^[1]

Publications

• Beskrifning öfver svenska vestindiska ön St. Barthelemi, samt öarne St. Eustache och St. Christopher. Stockholm, 1795. Published in German translation as Reise nach der schwedisch-westindischen Insel St. Barthelemi, und den Inseln St. Eustache und St. Christoph; oder Beschreibung der Sitten, Lebensart der Einwohner, Lage, Beschaffenheit und natürlichen Produkte dieser Inseln. Göttingen, 1798. (Raja Narinar p. 105 and image inside back cover)

External links

• Euphrasén, Bengt Anders publication overview
• Eyebright - being an ichthyologist in the 18th Century

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/stream/symbolaeantillanv3pt1urba/symbolaeantillanv3pt1urba_djvu.txt (in German) Symbolae Antillana: seu fundamenta Florae India Occidenttalis
2. http://d-nb.info/gnd/141285850/about/html Catalogue of the german national library, (Entry for:Euphrasén, Bengt Anders, 1756-1796)
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=DSk5AAAAMAAJ (in German) Bengt And. Euphraséns Reise nach der schwedisch-westindischen Insel. (Translation: Bengt Anders Euphrasén trip to the Swedish West Indies)