Bergianska trädgården
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The Bergianska trädgården, the Bergian Garden or Hortus Bergianus, is a botanical garden
located in the Frescati
area on the outskirts of Stockholm
, close to the Swedish Museum of Natural History
and the main campus of Stockholm University
. The director of the garden is known as Professor Bergianus.
The Garden was founded through a donation in 1791 from the historian and antiquarian Bengt Bergius and his brother Peter Jonas Bergius, a physician and scientist, to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
, and was originally located to their mansion and its adjacent garden on the road Karlbergsvägen, in what is now the Vasastaden
district in central Stockholm but at the time still had a largely rural character. The garden was moved to its current location in 1885.
The garden is today jointly administered by the Academy of Sciences and Stockholm University
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Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
located in the Frescati
Frescati (Stockholm)
Frescati is a park-like area on the northern outskirts of Stockholm. The name has occationally been spelled Freskati. Originally it was a part of Norra Djurgården but was granted to the societé for building private villas...
area on the outskirts of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, close to the Swedish Museum of Natural History
Swedish Museum of Natural History
The Swedish Museum of Natural History , in Stockholm, is one of two major museums of natural history in Sweden, the other one being located in Gothenburg....
and the main campus of Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
. The director of the garden is known as Professor Bergianus.
The Garden was founded through a donation in 1791 from the historian and antiquarian Bengt Bergius and his brother Peter Jonas Bergius, a physician and scientist, to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics.The Academy was founded on 2...
, and was originally located to their mansion and its adjacent garden on the road Karlbergsvägen, in what is now the Vasastaden
Vasastaden, Stockholm
Vasastaden, or colloquially Vasastan, is a 3.00 km² large city district in central Stockholm, Sweden. With 51,661 inhabitants it is the second most populous, as well as the second most densely populated district in Stockholm.The major parks in Vasastaden are Vasaparken and Observatorielunden...
district in central Stockholm but at the time still had a largely rural character. The garden was moved to its current location in 1885.
The garden is today jointly administered by the Academy of Sciences and Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
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Professor Bergianus
- 1791–1818 Olof SwartzOlof SwartzOlof Peter Swartz was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes...
- 1823–1856 Johan Emanuel Wikström
- 1857–1879 Nils Johan AnderssonNils Johan AnderssonNils Johan Andersson , was a Swedish botanist and traveller. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation N.J.Andersson when citing a botanical name....
- 1879–1914 Veit Brecher Wittrock
- 1915–1944 Robert Fries
- 1944–1965 Carl Rudolf FlorinCarl Rudolf FlorinCarl Rudolf Florin was a Swedish botanist, specialising in gymnosperms, including both modern and fossil material.He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1947, and Professor Bergianus from 1944.-Awards:...
- 1970–1983 Måns Ryberg (in practice also 1966-1970)
- 1983–2001 Bengt Jonsell
- 2002–current Birgitta Bremer
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