Carl Peter Thunberg

Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Carl Pehr Thunberg or Carl Per Thunberg (11 November 1743 – 8 August 1828), was a Swedish naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. He has been called "the father of South African botany" and the "Japanese Linnaeus".

Read more about Carl Peter Thunberg:  Early Life, Japan, Return To Sweden, Selected Publications

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