Linné 2007
Linné 2007
Linné 2007 - the Linnaeus Tercentenary!
In 2007 Uppsala University was celebrating the 300th anniversary of its best-known professor of all time. Science was the focus of these celebrations, with conferences, publications, music, children’s activities, and events of all kinds. But the tercentenary year was also celebrated in many other places ― in Uppsala, throughout Sweden, and internationally.
On these pages you can read more about Linnaeus and the tercentenary year. Here you will find news from Uppsala University, program for events and exhibitions, useful links, and much more.
Last Updated Thursday, 10 January 2008
Read more...Icy final of Linnaeus Tercentenary
The expansive Norrland region demonstrated curiosity, creativity and go, in true Linnaeus spirit, as guests and media from all over the world gathered last weekend at the Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel to celebrate the end of the Linnaeus Tercentenary. Mineral and ice, which have placed Norrbotten on the world map, was also the theme of the festivities.
Read more...Linnaeus descendant takes doctorate on last day of Linnaeus Tercentenary
This weekend the tercentenary celebrations of Carl Linnaeus’ birth will come to an end, and today his young descendent, Martin Nervall, will publicly defend his dissertation at Uppsala University. It deals with malaria, just as Linnaeus’ 1735 doctoral thesis did. Read more in the press release.Palaeontologists from all over the world gathered in Uppsala
As one of the very last events during the Linnaeus tercentenary, 250 palaeontologists from all over the world have come together in Uppsala for a conference on historic animals.
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