Adam Afzelius ( 1750 - 1837 )

Birth: Westergothland (1750) Death: 1837 Profession: Physician Research Field: Botany Education: MD (1797, Uppsala) Career: Docent in Oriental languages, Uppsala; made botanical journeys in England, Scotland, Guinea coast, Africa, and Sierra Leone and made plant collections; Professor of Materia Medica and Dietetics (1812); published works on Guinea; lived in London as Secretary to the Swedish Ambassador Membership: Fellow Election Date: 19/04/1798.