Johan Linder

Johans Linder (1678 - March 24, 1724) was a Swedish botanist and medical doctor who was later ennobled as Lindestolpe.[1] He wrote a book about natural dyes and their sources including plants, insects, and minerals.[2]

He was born 1678 in Karlstad, Sweden and went to university in Uppsala with his first thesis titled De pomis hesperidum ("On the Apple of the Hesperides") in 1702.[1] He defended a second thesis in 1705 titled De Foeda lue venerea dicta translated in 1713 into Swedish as Tankar om then smittosamma sjukom franzoser ("Thoughts about the very infectious French disease syphilis").[1] He encouraged other doctors to aid those inflicted with syphilis, rather than embarrass then with "moral preaching", although at the time there was little they could do to help.[3]

He was appointed a member of the Medical College in 1719 the same year he was ennobled as Lindestolpe.[1]

The genus Lindera, spicebush, is named for him, dedicated to him by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1783.[1][4]

Linder married twice, first to Anna Öhrner and then to Eva Christina Cronhielm in 1720.[1] He died March 24, 1724 in Stockholm.[1]

Books

  • De Venenis In Genere, & in Specie Exercitatio, published in 1708 under the name Johannis Linder.[5]
  • Flora Wiksbergensis which was the forth book to be published on Swedish flora.[1] It was first published in 1716 under the name Johan Linders.[1]
  • Liber De Venenis : In Ordinem Redactus Corollariis Animadversionibus Et Indice Illustratus 1739 under the name Lindestolpe Med. Doct.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Durtsche, Richard D.; Thieret, John W. (2005). "Johan Linder (Lindestolpe) (1676-1724), Eponym of the Generic Name Linder a Thunberg (Plantae: Lauraceae)". Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. v.66:no.1 (2005:Spring). The Academy: 44-47. doi:10.3101/1098-7096(2005)66[44:JLLEOT]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ Hodacs, Hanna (17 May 2016). Silk and Tea in the North: Scandinavian Trade and the Market for Asian Goods in Eighteenth-Century Europe. Springer. ISBN 9781137455444.
  3. ^ Ajanki, Tord (1 June 1995). Medicinal Reading: Of genius, pure chance and dedicated hard work. CRC Press. pp. 150, 152, 162–163. ISBN 978-91-86274-61-0. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ The Etymology of Chemical Names: Tradition and Convenience vs. Rationality in Chemical Nomenclature. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. 8 October 2019. ISBN 9783110611243.
  5. ^ "De Venenis In Genere, & in Specie Exercitatio | Dickinson College". archives.dickinson.edu. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. ^ "'Jo. Lindestolpe Med. Doct. Liber De Venenis : In Ordinem Redactus Corollariis Animadversionibus Et Indice Illustratus' - Details | MDZ". www.digitale-sammlungen.de. Retrieved 7 April 2024.