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Adam Afzelius

Swedish botanist (1750-1837)

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Lived 1750–1837, aged 87Sweden
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    1750–1837
    Aged 87
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Updated 2026-06-20

Adam Afzelius was a Swedish botanist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Afzelius was born at Larv in Västergötland in 1750. He was appointed teacher of oriental languages at Uppsala University in 1777, and in 1785 demonstrator of botany. In 1793 he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 1800, Adam Afzelius became member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

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