Daniel Charles Solander ( ? 1733 - 1782 )

Birth: Pitea, Sweden (19 February 1733 or 28 February 1736) Death: At Sir Joseph Bank's residence, Soho Square, London (13 or 16 May 1782) Research Field: Natural History Career: Studied under Carl Linnaeus (FRS 1753); went to London (1760); Assistant Librarian, British Museum; introduced Linnaean system of classification to English botanists; scientific assistant to Sir Joseph Banks (FRS 1766) and went on James Cook's first voyage (1768); Secretary and Librarian to Sir Joseph Banks; went to Iceland with Banks (1772); Keeper, Department of Natural History, British Museum (1773) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 7/06/1764.