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Why did Carolus Linnaeus travel to the Dalarna mining region in 1734?
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Carolus Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus, engraving from Robert John Thornton's The Temple of Flora (1807).
In 1734, Carolus Linnaeus traveled to the Dalarna mining region in central Sweden at the invitation and financial support of the local governor.1
This expedition followed a previous visit to Falunâthe capital of the copper-mining regionâwhere Linnaeus had impressed the royal inspector of the mines with his expertise in botany and mineral assaying. The trip was part of a broader arrangement to secure funding for his medical studies; in exchange for an annual stipend to cover his doctoral education in the Netherlands, Linnaeus agreed to serve as an academic mentor to the inspector's son, Claes Sohlberg, during their travels.1