Johan Ernst Gunnerus

Right Reverend
Johan Ernst Gunnerus
Born(1718-02-26)26 February 1718
Christiania, Norway
Died25 September 1773(1773-09-25) (aged 55)
Christiania, Norway
EducationUniversity of Copenhagen, University of Halle, University of Jena
Known forFlora Norvegica
TitleBishop
Parent(s)Erasmus Gunnerus and
Anna Gerhard
AwardsForeign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science
Scientific career
FieldsBishop, botanist, zoologist
InstitutionsBishop of the Diocese of Nidaros, Trondheim; University of Copenhagen
Author abbrev. (botany)Gunnerus
Author abbrev. (zoology)Gunnerus

Johan Ernst Gunnerus (26 February 1718 – 25 September 1773) was a Norwegian bishop and botanist. Gunnerus was born at Christiania. He was bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros from 1758 until his death and also a professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen.

Biography

Gunnerus was born and raised in Christiania in Norway. He enrolled at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark in 1737, but had to postpone his studies for three years because of poverty. He studied in Copenhagen from 1740, at Halle in Germany from 1742, and at Jena from 1744, where he received his Magister degree in 1745 and in 1753 was admitted to the Faculty of Philosophy. At Jena he published extensively, notably a work on natural and international law in eight volumes. In 1754 he was recalled to Denmark and appointed Professor and Rector at Herlufsholm. In 1758 he became Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros in Trondheim, Norway.[1]

Gunnerus was very interested in natural history and accumulated a large collection of specimens from visits to central and northern Norway. He also encouraged others to send him specimens. Together with the historians Gerhard Schöning and Peter Frederik Suhm he founded the Trondheim Society in 1760. In 1767 it received royal recognition and became the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.

Gunnerus was vice President and Director Perpetuus of the Society from 1767 to 1773. The society began publishing its journal in 1761, entitled Det Trondhiemske Selskabs Skrifter, still published today as Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter. In 1765 Gunnerus published a description of a basking shark in this journal, giving it the scientific name Squalus maximius.

Gunnerus was the author of Flora Norvegica (1766–1776). He contributed notes on the ornithology of northern Norway to Knud Leem's Beskrivelse over Finmarkens Lapper (1767), translated into English in 1808 as An Account of the Laplanders of Finmark. In this Gunnerus was the first person to give a scientific name to the Greenshank. Gunnerus discussed a number of his findings with Carolus Linnæus, mainly known as Carl von Linné, with whom he was in correspondence. The original letters from Carolus Linnæus are held at the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters in Trondheim, while the ones from Gunnerus to Linnæus are found at the Linnean Society of London.[2]

Gunnerus was the first to suggest that since the northern lights were caused by the Sun, there also had to be auroras around the moon, Venus and Mercury.

In 1766, Gunnerus was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Legacy

The plant genus Gunnera was named after him,[a] as well as the Gunnerus Library.

See also

Notes

  1. ^
    The standard author abbreviation Gunnerus is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nordisk familjebok, p. 641.
  2. ^ A translation of Bishop Gunnerus’ description of the species Hydroides norvegicus with comments on his Serpula triquetra
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Gunnerus.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johan Ernst Gunnerus.
Church of Norway titles
Preceded by Bishop of Trondhjem
1758–1773 		Succeeded by


Read other articles:

Tibetan eye chart

Diagram that allegedly is used to correct visual problems The Tibetan eye chart is said to be invented by Tibetan Lama Monks and has been used for many years. The Tibetan eye chart is a tool allegedly developed by Tibetan monks.[1][unreliable source?][2][unreliable source?][3][unreliable source?] According to some authors, it can be used to train the muscles and nerves of the optical system, correcting visual problems.[4][unreliable ...

 

 

Физика низких температур

Содержание 1 Методы получения низких температур 1.1 Испарение жидкостей 1.2 Дросселирование 1.3 Расширение с совершением внешней работы 1.4 Адиабатическое размагничивание 1.5 Эффект Пельтье 1.6 Криостат растворения 2 Измерение низких температур 3 История физики низких темпера...

 

 

Stasiun Haruki

Haruki Station春木駅Lokasi14-6, Harukiwakamatsu-cho, Kishiwada（大阪府岸和田市春木若松町14-6）Osaka PrefectureJapanKoordinat34°28′38″N 135°23′30″E / 34.477165°N 135.391664°E / 34.477165; 135.391664Koordinat: 34°28′38″N 135°23′30″E / 34.477165°N 135.391664°E / 34.477165; 135.391664Operator Nankai Electric RailwayJalur Nankai Main LineJumlah peron1 island platform, 1 side platformInformasi lainKode stasiunN...

العلاقات البيلاروسية الفيتنامية

العلاقات البيلاروسية الفيتنامية روسيا البيضاء فيتنام   روسيا البيضاء   فيتنام تعديل مصدري - تعديل   العلاقات البيلاروسية الفيتنامية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين روسيا البيضاء وفيتنام.[1][2][3][4][5] مقارنة بين البلدين هذه مقارنة عامة وم�...

 

 

Erzgebirgskreis

Erzgebirgskreis rural district of SaxonyOption municipality Erzgebirgskreis (de) Tempat Negara berdaulatJermanNegara bagian di JermanSaxonia NegaraJerman Ibu kotaAnnaberg-Buchholz Pembagian administratifAmtsberg Annaberg-Buchholz Aue-Bad Schlema Auerbach Bärenstein Bockau Börnichen Breitenbrunn/Erzgebirge Burkhardtsdorf Crottendorf Deutschneudorf Drebach Ehrenfriedersdorf Eibenstock Elterlein Gelenau Geyer Gornau Gornsdorf Großolbersdorf Großrückerswalde Grünhain-Beierfeld Grünhainiche...

 

 

Державний комітет телебачення і радіомовлення України

Державний комітет телебачення і радіомовлення України (Держкомтелерадіо) Приміщення комітетуЗагальна інформаціяКраїна  УкраїнаДата створення 2003Керівне відомство Кабінет Міністрів УкраїниРічний бюджет 1 964 898 500 ₴[1]Голова Олег НаливайкоПідвідомчі ор...

3 Guys

Supermarket chain 3 Guys / GubaysCompany typeSupermarket chainIndustryGroceriesFounded1973; 51 years ago (1973) in Auckland, New ZealandFounderAlbert GubayDefunct2003 (2003)FateRemaining stores rebranded as Price ChopperSuccessorPrice Chopper, Countdown, SuperValueHeadquartersAuckland, New ZealandArea servedUpper North Island, parts of Ireland and United StatesOwnerAlbert Gubay (1973–1984)ParentProgressive Enterprises (1985–2003) 3 Guys (also operating as Gubays[...

 

 

L1ve to Love, Love to L1ve

L1ve to Love, Love to L1veAlbum studio karya AfganDirilis10 Februari 2013Direkam2011-2012GenrePopDurasi40:20LabelTrinity Optima ProductionSwara Sangkar EmasProduserSigit Purnomo Syamsuddin SaidKronologi Afgan The One (2010)The One2010 L1ve to Love, Love to L1ve (2013) SIDES (2016) Singel dalam album L1ve to Love, Love to L1ve Pesan CintaDirilis: Desember 2012 Jodoh Pasti BertemuDirilis: Juni 2013 SabarDirilis: November 2013 Katakan TidakDirilis: Februari 2014 Untukmu Aku BertahanDirilis: ...

 

 

Tyrell Richard

Tyrell Richard Nazionalità  Stati Uniti Atletica leggera Specialità Velocità Record 60 m 670 (indoor - 2019) 100 m 1044 (2019) 200 m 2057 (2018) 200 m 2095 (indoor - 2019) 400 m 4470 (2018) 400 m 4482 (indoor - 2019) Lungo 6,80 m (2018) CarrieraNazionale Stati UnitiPalmarès Competizione Ori Argenti Bronzi Mondiali 2 0 0 Vedi maggiori dettagli Statistiche aggiornate al 6 ottobre 2019 Modifica dati su Wikidata · Manuale Tyrell Richard (4 agosto 1997) è un velocista statunit...

Battle of Korytsa

Part of the Greco-Italian War Battle of KorytsaPart of the Greco-Italian WarGreek troops in Korçë, Albania, Nov 1940Date16–22 November 1940(6 days)LocationKorçë, AlbaniaResult Greek victory Italian defensive line at Korcë is broken through Defeat of the Italian 9th and 11th ArmyBelligerents  Italy  GreeceCommanders and leaders Ubaldo Soddu Alexander PapagosStrength 9th Army 11th Army III CorpsCasualties and losses unknown killed2,000 captured135 field guns captured600 ma...

 

 

History of Guam

Historical development of Guam This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help im...

 

 

Obrascón Huarte Lain

Obrascón Huarte Lain, S.A.Headquarters in Madrid, SpainCompany typeSociedad AnónimaTraded asBMAD: OHLISINES0142090317IndustryConstructionFounded1999HeadquartersTorre Espacio, Madrid, SpainKey peopleLuis Amodio (Chairman)ProductsInfrastructure construction, toll-road and other transport concessions, residential and non-residential propertyRevenue €5.218 billion (2015)[1]Operating income €849.477 million (2015)[1]Net income €55.632 million (2015)[1]Total ass...

Điện Bàn

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Vietnamese. (March 2009) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Vietnamese article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English ...

 

 

Tamanrasset

Halaman ini berisi artikel tentang kota di Aljazair. Untuk sungai kuno, lihat Sungai Tamanrasset. Untuk kegunaan lain, lihat Tamanrasset (disambiguasi). Tamanrasset تامنراستKotaJalan di TamanrassetLokasi komune Tamanrasset di Provinsi TamanrassetTamanrassetLokasi Tamanrasset di AljazairKoordinat: 22°47′20″N 5°31′32″E / 22.78889°N 5.52556°E / 22.78889; 5.52556Negara AljazairProvinsiProvinsi TamanrassetDistrikDistrik TamanrassetLuas • ...

 

 

Giovanni Battista Gentile Pignolo

Artikel ini perlu diwikifikasi agar memenuhi standar kualitas Wikipedia. Anda dapat memberikan bantuan berupa penambahan pranala dalam, atau dengan merapikan tata letak dari artikel ini. Untuk keterangan lebih lanjut, klik [tampil] di bagian kanan. Mengganti markah HTML dengan markah wiki bila dimungkinkan. Tambahkan pranala wiki. Bila dirasa perlu, buatlah pautan ke artikel wiki lainnya dengan cara menambahkan [[ dan ]] pada kata yang bersangkutan (lihat WP:LINK untuk keterangan lebih lanjut...

Potential (Physik)

Das Potential (auch Potenzial geschrieben, lat. potentia, „Macht, Kraft, Leistung“) ist in der Physik die Fähigkeit eines konservativen Kraftfeldes, eine Arbeit zu verrichten. Es beschreibt die Wirkung eines konservativen Feldes auf Massen oder Ladungen unabhängig von deren Größe und Vorzeichen. Damit wird eine Rückwirkung des Probekörpers zunächst ausgeschlossen, kann aber auch gesondert berücksichtigt werden. Als Formelzeichen für das Potential wird meist Φ {\displaystyl...

 

 

Perempuan-Perempuan Liar

Perempuan-Perempuan Liarposter filmSutradaraRako PrijantoProduserRaam PunjabiDitulis olehRadityaPemeran Tora Sudiro Dallas Pratama Maeeva Amin Rina Diana Gary Iskak Emmie Lemu Torro Margens DistributorMultivision PlusTanggal rilis13 Oktober 2011Negara IndonesiaBahasaBahasa Indonesia Perempuan-Perempuan Liar (Perempuan2 Liar) merupakan film aksi/komedi Indonesia yang dirilis pada 13 Oktober 2011 yang disutradarai oleh Rako Prijanto serta dibintangi oleh Tora Sudiro dan Dallas Pratama. Sinopsis...

 

 

Prefecture, Milan

Building in Milan, Italy The Prefecture, MilanPalazzo della Prefettura di MilanoMain facade overlooking Corso MonforteMilan PrefectureShow map of MilanMilan PrefectureShow map of ItalyFormer namesPalazzo DiottiGeneral informationArchitectural styleNeoclassicalAddress31, Corso MonforteTown or cityMilanCountryItalyCoordinates45°28′03.21″N 9°12′09.56″E / 45.4675583°N 9.2026556°E / 45.4675583; 9.2026556Technical detailsFloor count3Design and constructionArchite...

BS National Beehive

CGI rendering of BS National Beehive, cutaway to show the internal parts The Improved National Beehive was a form of Langstroth beehive standardized by two British Standards (in 1946 and then in 1960, before being withdrawn in 1984[1]). The same standard contained the specification of the Smith beehive: these two forms represent the most popular designs used in the UK. Design The National hive, as it is usually known, is based on Langstroth hive design principles: a vertical stack of ...

 

 

Rozvi Empire

Empire (1660-1880) in present Zimbabwe This article is missing information about the empire's decline and fall. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (December 2019) Rozvi EmpireRozvi1660–1866[1]Map showing the extent of the Rozvi empire and its center around ButwaStatusKingdomCapitalDanangombeCommon languagesShona (Karanga)Religion MusikismGovernmentAbsolute MonarchyChangamire • c. 1660 – c.&...