Bengt Anders Euphrasén, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bengt Anders Euphrasén

botanist

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1756

Place of Birth: Habo, Jönköping County, Sweden

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1796

Profession: naturalist, zoologist, botanist, explorer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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. Euphrasén graduated from Uppsala University in 1784.In 1788, with the support of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Euphrasén made a natural history trip to the Antilles, which included Saint Barthélemy and Saint Christopher island (today Saint Kitts). Euphrasén was appointed deputy of Botany.