Smith, JE

...He served as professor of botany at Uppsala University from 1742 onwards, but after his death in a secluded area on the outskirts of Uppsala, the university position was passed on to his son, and then to his disciple Thunberg, who succeeded him as professor at Uppsala University and later as rector, and popularised Linnaeus' ideas. In 1788, J. E. Smith (1759-1828) founded the Linnean Society in London in memory of Linnaeus, and became its first president. Smith personally purchased Linnaeus' specimens and books, and after his death the society purchased them, and a herbarium and library were built to preserve them. ...

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…1742年以降ウプサラ大学の植物学の教授をつとめたが，ウプサラ郊外の隠棲（いんせい）の地で死んだのち，大学の地位は息子をへて，やがて高弟ツンベリーが後を継ぎ，ウプサラ大学教授，後に学長として活躍，リンネの考えを普及した。なお，88年にスミスJ.E.Smith(1759‐1828)が，リンネを記念してロンドンにリンネ学会を設立して初代会長となった。リンネの標本や蔵書はスミスが個人的に買い取り，彼の死後に学会が買い上げ，その保存のために標本館と図書館がつくられた。…

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