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Carl Alexander Clerck

1710 - 1765

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Carl Alexander Clerck (1709 – 22 July 1765) was a Swedish entomologist and arachnologist. Clerck came from a family in the petty nobility and entered the University of Uppsala in 1726. Little is known of his studies; although a contemporary of Linnaeus, it is unknown whether he had any contact with him during his time in Uppsala. His limited means forced him to leave university early and enter into government service, later ending up working in the administration of the City of Stockholm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Alexander Clerck is the 346th most popular biologist (up from 426th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 423rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Swedish Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Carl Alexander Clerck ranks 346 out of 1,097. Before him are Heinrich Wilhelm Schott, George Robert Waterhouse, Josif Pančić, Nehemiah Grew, Wilhelm Peters, and Christen C. Raunkiær. After him are Friedrich Boie, Antonio José Cavanilles, Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, David Julius, and Craig Mello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1710, Carl Alexander Clerck ranks 12. Before him are Muhammad bin Saud, András Hadik, Domenico Alberti, Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, Mohammed ben Abdallah, and Thomas Arne. After him are Thomas Simpson, William Cullen, James Ferguson, Abraham Trembley, Johann II Bernoulli, and Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle. Among people deceased in 1765, Carl Alexander Clerck ranks 13. Before him are Giovanni Paolo Panini, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, Charles-André van Loo, Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, and Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. After him are Edward Young, Johan Agrell, Johann Melchior Molter, Mir Jafar, William Stukeley, and Richard Pococke.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Carl Alexander Clerck ranks 305 out of 1,879. Before him are Elizabeth Stride (1843), Otto Nordenskjöld (1869), Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1982), Lars Hörmander (1931), Anette Olzon (1971), and Gillis Grafström (1893). After him are Maria Gripe (1923), Oskar Klein (1894), Stig Blomqvist (1946), Siw Malmkvist (1936), Elsa Beskow (1874), and Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken (1670).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Sweden

Among biologists born in Sweden, Carl Alexander Clerck ranks 14. Before him are Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741), Olaus Rudbeck (1630), Anders Sparrman (1748), Eva Ekeblad (1724), Jacob Georg Agardh (1813), and Erik Acharius (1757). After him are Daniel Solander (1733), Olof Swartz (1760), Carl Jakob Sundevall (1801), Göran Wahlenberg (1780), Peter Artedi (1705), and Pehr Kalm (1716).

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