Linnaeus

Duration: 18 min

Year Published: 1957

Creator: Svensk Filmindustri, Stockholm

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: Sound

Description: The life of Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist, re-enacted against the Swedish landscape. His birthplace, studies at Uppsala University and the first journey to Lappland. Studies in Holland and first publication of the “Systema Naturae”. Its place in scientific history. His later work as a teacher and in making surveys of Sweden’s natural resources. The Linnaen museum. Includes many close-ups of Swedish flowers and animals.

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)