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Mon 30 Jul 2007

02 Aug 2007: "Linnaeus and His Garden"

Category : talks

In celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the birth of Carolus Linnaeus, the Singapore Botanic Gardens and the Swedish Embassy present: "Linnaeus and His Garden."

2007 marks the 300th birth anniversary of Carolus Linnaeus, the Father of Plant and Animal Classification.

Prof Tomas Hallingback, from the Swedish Agricultural University, Uppsala, Sweden will present a seminar on the history, design, transformation, preservation an the scientific significance of the world famous garden built by Linnaeus in Uppsala, Sweden.

All are welcome!

Date: Thursday, 2 August 2007
Venue: Library Courtyard (Level 1 Botany Centre),
Singapore Botanic Gardens

Programme
3.45pm:	Arrival of Guests
4.00pm:	Launch of Linnaeus Exhibition & Viewing of Exhibition
4.30pm:	Gardens' Talk Series: "Linnaeus and His Garden"
5.30pm:	End of Talk

There are a few more events - clcik the image to view the pdf.

Earlier, this year we organised a symposium to commemorate Linnaeus' 300th birthday. So this is the second event in Singapore; not bad for the old boy!

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