Sven Ingemar Ljungh
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Sven Ingemar Ljungh, also spelled Liungh (5 June 1757, Björkö, Jönköping County – 12 September 1828, Bälaryd, Jönköping County) was a Swedish civil servant, naturalist and collector of insects.
Biography
Ljungh was born on Björkö Prestgård in
Latin language. He then joined the Gymnasium in Växjö in 1773, where he received a good education in botany. He went to the University of Uppsala in 1774, graduating in 1777 with a degree in theology. He attended the classes of Linnaeus the younger and even joined on a trip to Lapland in 1776. He then started to study medicine but fell ill to malaria. After recovery he joined the civil services. He took up a position in the Swedish civil service as a clerk in the judicial system and in 1778 became the Deputy Crown Bailiff in North and South Vedbo.[1][2]
He was a scholar who exchanged correspondence with many contemporary scientists including
Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg in 1808. He also worked on agriculture and meteorology and for his work on the former received the Order of Vasa
.
In 1803 his insect collection had an estimated 5000-6000 species and he published many notes on exotic animals from Java, Ceylon and the Cape. After his death, none of his sons took an interest in natural history and his collections were sold.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens handlingar (in Swedish). 1828. pp. 279–282.
- ^ Franzén, Olle. "Sven Ingemar Liungh". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (1982-1984).
- ISBN 1-86094-204-0