Bengt Anders Euphrasén

Bengt Anders Euphrasén
Born	1756^[1] Västergötland, Sweden^[1]
Died	(1796-12-25)25 December 1796^[1] Stockholm, Sweden^[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Botany^[1]
Author abbrev. (botany)	Euphrasén

Bengt Anders Euphrasén (born 1756 in the parish of Habo, historical province of Västergötland, Sweden; died 25 December 1796 in Stockholm) was a Swedish botanist.^[1]^[2] Euphrasén studied at the veterinary school in Skara and then entered Uppsala University where he graduated in 1784.^[1]

In 1788, with the support of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Euphrasén made a natural history trip to the Antilles,^[1] which included Saint Barthélemy and Saint Christopher island (today Saint Kitts).^[3] After his return, Euphrasén was appointed assistant professor ("deputy demonstrator") of botany in Stockholm.^[1]

Publications

Beskrifning öfver svenska vestindiska ön St. Barthelemi, samt öarne St. Eustache och St. Christopher. Stockholm, 1795. Published in German translation as Reise nach der schwedisch-westindischen Insel St. Barthelemi, und den Inseln St. Eustache und St. Christoph; oder Beschreibung der Sitten, Lebensart der Einwohner, Lage, Beschaffenheit und natürlichen Produkte dieser Inseln. Göttingen, 1798. (Raja Narinar p. 105 and image inside back cover)

The standard author abbreviation Euphrasén is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ (in German) Symbolae Antillana: seu fundamenta Florae India Occidenttalis, p.45
^ Catalogue of the german national library, (Entry for:Euphrasén, Bengt Anders, 1756-1796)
^ (in German) Bengt And. Euphraséns Reise nach der schwedisch-westindischen Insel. (Translation: Bengt Anders Euphrasén trip to the Swedish West Indies)
^ International Plant Names Index. Euphrasén.