Carl Linnaeus Tercentenary Celebrations in Boston, New York and Washington

As part of these worldwide events, the first edition of Linnaeus’ Systema Naturae from 1735 – with annotations by the scientist himself – will tour the U.S. East Coast from Boston to New York to Washington D.C.  Arranged by the Consulate General of Sweden in New York, the first part of the tour will include presentations at several world-class institutions, beginning with an invitation-only event at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Boston on November 6.  Keynote speakers will include Dr. Edward O. Wilson of Harvard University, who first initiated the project Encyclopedia of Life for the continuing work of cataloging the species, and Dr. James Hanken, Director of Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Systema Naturae will also be exhibited at a public event at The New York Public Library on November 7, where it will be presented by keynote speakers Dr. Edward O. Wilson and Professor Tore Frängsmyr of Uppsala University.

For the following three days, November 8-10, the book will be displayed at The New York Botanical Garden.  Keynote speakers at the event on November 8, by invitation only, will be Dr. Edward O. Wilson and Dr. Katarina Andreasen of Uppsala University.  On November 10, Robbin C. Moran, Ph.D. of The New York Botanical Garden and Professor Gunnar Broberg of Lund University will each give a public lecture on Linnaeus and his enduring legacy.

Lastly, the book will be presented at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC on November 13-14.

Public events in New York City:

The New York Public Library
South Court Auditorium
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street (Fifth Avenue entrance)
November 7 at 3 pm
Keynote speakers:
Dr. Edward O. Wilson and Professor Tore Frängsmyr

The New York Botanical Garden
LuEsther T. Mertz Library
Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road, Bronx
November 8, 12 noon to 6 pm
November 9, 10 am to 5 pm, guided tour at 2:30 pm
November 10, 10 am to 2 pm, lectures at 12 pm
Keynote speakers:
Robbin Moran, Ph.D. and Professor Gunnar Broberg

For more information about Linnaeus and the tercentenary celebrations: www.linnaeus2007.se