| Authorised form of name | Solander; Daniel Charles (? 1733 - 1782) |
| Other forms of name | Daniel Carl |
| Daniel Carlsson |
| Dates | ? 1733 - 1782 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Place of birth | Pitea, Sweden |
| Date of birth | 19 February 1733 or 28 February 1736 |
| Place of death | At Sir Joseph Bank's residence, Soho Square, London |
| Date of death | 13 or 16 May 1782 |
| Research field | Natural history |
| Activity | Career:
Studied under Carl Linnaeus (FRS 1753); went to London (1760); Assistant Librarian, British Museum; introduced Linnaean system of classification to English botanists; scientific assistant to Sir Joseph Banks (FRS 1766) and went on James Cook's first voyage (1768); Secretary and Librarian to Sir Joseph Banks; went to Iceland with Banks (1772); Keeper, Department of Natural History, British Museum (1773)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 07/06/1764 |
| General context | A56853 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; AE
Authority:
First Altname from DSB, second from Ryden; dates of birth and death from DSB
References:
Averil M Lysaght, 'Joseph Banks at Skara Brae and Stennis, Orkney, 1772' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 221-234
William T Stearn, 'A Royal Society Appointment with Venus in 1769: the Voyage of Cook and Banks in the Endeavour in 1768-1771 and its Botanical Results' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 64-90
John Thomas, 'Josiah Wedgwood's Portrait Medallions of Fellows of the Royal Society' in NR 1963 vol 18 pp 45-53, plate
Ryden, Stig, The Banks Collection: an Episode in 18th-Century Anglo-Swedish Relations (Goteborg, 1963)
L B Glyn, 'Israel Lyons: a short but starry career. The life of an eighteenth-century Jewish botanist and astronomer' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 275-305
Notes:
DNB gives dates of birth and death as 28 February 1736 and 16 May 1782 |
| Royal Society code | NA2944 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1764/15 | Solander, Daniel Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| EC/1764/14 | Solander, Daniel Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| CB/1/5/196 | Letter from C J Phipps, Bath to Charles Blagden | 15 May 1782 |
| CB/1/5/195 | Letter from C J Phipps, Bath to Charles Blagden | 12 May 1782 |
| CB/1/6/146 | Letter from Daniel Solander, London to Charles Blagden | 26 August 1780 |
| CB/1/6/145 | Letter from Daniel Solander, London to Charles Blagden | 23 July 1780 |
| IM/004974 | Banks, Sir Joseph and Solander, Daniel | nd |
| L&P/6/134 | Letter, 'On gorgonia' from John Ellis to Daniel Charles Solander | 1775 |
| IM/001297 | Ellis, John and Solander, Daniel Charles | 2000 |
| CB/1/1/75 | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks to Charles Blagden at Mrs Nelmes, St James Churchyard, Bristol | 21 August 1773 |
| NLB/35/743 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Douglas Freshfield, Wych Cross Place, Forest Row, Sussex | 11 July 1907 |
| L&P/4/290 | Letter, 'Of the nature and formation of sponges' from John Ellis to Daniel Charles Solander | 1765 |