Person DS/UK/3091 Sparrman; Anders (1748-1820); Swedish naturalist Sparrman Anders 1748-1820 Swedish naturalist Male Sparrman, Andrew

A pupil of Linnaeus at Uppsala University; he sailed to the Cape of Good Hope in January 1772 to take post as a tutor; he sailed with James Cook on his 2nd voyage, 1772-1775; after his return to Cape Town in July 1775, he journeyed into the African interior, reaching the Great Fish River, returning to the Cape in April 1786. A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: But chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772 to 1776, published in English, 1789 Wikipedia International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes staff 02/01/2019 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/05/2020 a3766204-9534-4e93-ad6d-39c2cfd71eb6