The Bergianska trädgården, the Bergian Garden or Hortus Bergianus, is a

botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is ...

located in the Frescati area on the outskirts of

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

, close to the

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and the main campus of

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. The director of the garden is known as ''Professor Bergianus''.

History

The Garden was founded through a donation in 1791 by the historian and antiquarian Bengt Bergius and his brother

Peter Jonas Bergius Peter Jonas Bergius (13 July 1730 – 10 July 1790) was a Swedish medical doctor and botanist. In 1758 Bergius was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 1768 he was elected to membership of the American Philosophical Soci ...

, a physician and scientist, for the

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences () is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting nat ...

, and was originally located at their mansion and its adjacent garden on the Karlbergsvägen road, in what is now the

Vasastaden Vasastan, or Vasastaden, may refer to: * Vasastan, Stockholm, a district in Stockholm, Sweden * Vasastan, Gothenburg, a district in Gothenburg, Sweden * Vasastaden, Linköping Vasastaden is a city district in Linköping, consisting of mostly ap ...

district in central Stockholm. which at the time still had a largely rural character. The Garden was donated to the Royal Academy after the brothers' death in 1791, in accordance with their will. The first person to serve as director was Olof Swartz. The garden was moved to its current location in 1885, because its original location was slated for construction. Today the garden is owned by the Swedish government and the

. It is jointly administered by the Academy of Sciences and

Professor Bergianus

* 1791–1818

Olof Swartz Olof Peter Swartz (21 September 1760 – 19 September 1818) was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes, but also studied orchids, mosses and lichens. Biography Olof Swartz a ...

* 1823–1856 Johan Emanuel Wikström * 1857–1879

Nils Johan Andersson Nils Johan Andersson (20 February 1821 Gärdserum, Småland, Sweden – 27 March 1880 Stockholm), was a Swedish botanist and traveller. He studied at Uppsala University between 1840-45 obtaining a DSc. On 30 September 1851 he accompanied the Swe ...

* 1879–1914

Veit Brecher Wittrock Veit Brecher Wittrock (5 May 1839 at district of Dalsland – 1 September 1914 in Stockholm) was a Swedish botanist known for his work in the field of phycology and for his research of the genus ''Viola''. Biography From 1857 to 1865 he stu ...

* 1915–1944 Robert Fries * 1944–1965

Carl Rudolf Florin Carl Rudolf Florin (5 April 1894, in Solna Municipality, Solna – 24 September 1965) was a Sweden, Swedish biologist botanist, specialising in gymnosperms, including both modern and fossil material. He was Bergianska trädgården, Professor Berg ...

* 1970–1983 Måns Ryberg (de facto 1966-1983) * 1983–2001 Bengt Jonsell * 2002–current

Birgitta Bremer Birgitta Bremer (born 17 January 1950), Swedish botanist and academic, is professor at Stockholm University, and director of the Bergius Botanic Garden. Career Professor Bremer obtained her doctorate in botany in 1980 from Stockholm University, ...

Pictures

Image:Bergianska 3.jpg, ''E. Anderson's greenhouse'' Image:Bergianska tradgarden 6.jpg, ''Japanese pond'' Image:Bergianska 4.jpg, ''Japanese pond'' Image:Victoria vaexthus 1.jpg, ''Victoria greenhouse'' Image:Victoriaväxthuset i Bergianska trädgården.jpg, ''Victoria greenhouse''

References

External links

* 1791 establishments in Sweden Botanical gardens in Sweden Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Parks in Stockholm 18th-century establishments in Stockholm {{garden-stub