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The Linnaean Correspondence : archive copy of the original database with documentation
(Software/Multimedia)
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Multiple languages
Organisations
Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien
(collaborator (unspecified))
Uppsala universitetsbibliotek
(collaborator (unspecified))
Linnean Society of London
(collaborator (unspecified))
Riksbankens jubileumsfond
(funder)
Origin
Uppsala
, Sweden, 1995-2018
Physical description
1 datafil (XML) + tillhörande dokumentation
Format:
Digital, born digital
Abstract
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, interest in Linnaeus increased and his position as one of the national heroes of Sweden was established. In 1885 Ährling published the first printed catalogue of the Linnaean correspondence, Carl von Linnés brefvexling: förteckning (Stockholm 1885). In the preface Ährling says that even in Sweden it was commonly recognised that the correspondence of great men demanded special attention.
It was not until the first decade of the twentieth century that the idea of publishing the complete correspondence emerged, and in 1907, 200 years after the birth of Linnaeus, it was announced by the Swedish Parliament that the Linnaean letters were to be published in their entirety. After four decades about a quarter of the correspondence had been published in Bref och skrifvelser till och från Carl von Linné (Letters and written correspondence to and from C.v.L.), Stockholm & Uppsala 1907-1943, but for a variety of reasons the edition ceased to appear after 1943.
Fifty years later a new initiative was taken by the Swedish Linnaeus Society to resume and complete the publication of the Linnaean correspondence. In 1994 the Bank of Sweden through its Tercentenary Foundation agreed to support the project financially. A collaboration between the Swedish Linnaeus Society, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Uppsala University Library, the Linnean Society of London and the Centre international d’étude du XVIIIe siècle of Ferney-Voltaire is now leading to the realisation of Linnaeus’s wish to make public all of his letters.
The first phase of the Linnaean correspondence started in 1995. Details of some 6,100 letters and related documents have been recorded since then and requests for information have been sent to archives, libraries, dealers and private collectors throughout the world. The aim has been to locate letters and, whenever possible, to acquire copies of them.
In December 2018 the database was migrated and will be continued in Alvin.
External links
See also:
The Center for History of Science
See also:
The Swedish Linnaeus Society
See also:
The Linnean Society of London
See also:
Linnaeus Link
See also:
Linné on line
Object type
Database
Subject, persons
Linné, Carl von
, 1707-1778
Subject, genre/forms
Brev
(sao)
Contact
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Location
Uppsala University Library
Carolina Rediviva, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 1
Box 510
SE 751 20 Uppsala
Identifiers (general)
urn:nbn:se:alvin:portal:record-215323
(nbn)
Identifiers (local)
alvin-record:215323
(alvin)
Licensing of the work
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Link to record
Permanent link
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:alvin:portal:record-215323
Direct link
https://www.alvin-portal.org/alvin/view.jsf?pid=alvin-record:215323
Appendix
Full database, XML
Full database, XML, 40428 KB
PDF: Documentation
PDF: Documentation, 263 KB
PDF: Presentation
PDF: Presentation, 361 KB
PDF: Citation
PDF: Citation, 329 KB
PDF: Guide to the site
PDF: Guide to the site, 343 KB
PDF: Editorial team
PDF: Editorial team, 269 KB
PDF: Life of Linnaeus
PDF: Life of Linnaeus, 416 KB
PDF: Linnaeus's seals
PDF: Linnaeus's seals, 355 KB
PDF: Linnaeus's seals, 2
PDF: Linnaeus's seals, 2, 104 KB
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