Bengt Anders Euphrasén | |
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Born | 1756[1] Västergötland, Sweden[1] |
Died | December 25, 1796[1] Stockholm, Sweden[1] |
Fields | Botany[1] |
Bengt Anders Euphrasén (Born 1756 in the parish Habo, historical province of Västergötland, Sweden; died December 25, 1796 in Stockholm) was a Swedish botanist.[1][2] Euphrasén graduated in Uppsala University in 1784.[1]
In 1788 with the support of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm Euphrasén made a natural history trip to the Antilles,[1] which included Saint Barthélemy and Saint Christopher island (today Saint Kitts).[3] Euphrasén was appointed deputy of botany.[1]