| Authorised form of name | Afzelius; Adam (1750 - 1837) |
| Dates | 1750 - 1837 |
| Place of birth | Westergothland |
| Date of birth | 1750 |
| Date of death | 1837 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Botany |
| Activity | Education:
MD (1797, Uppsala)
Career:
Docent in Oriental languages, Uppsala; made botanical journeys in England, Scotland, Guinea coast, Africa, and Sierra Leone and made plant collections; Professor of Materia Medica and Dietetics (1812); published works on Guinea; lived in London as Secretary to the Swedish Ambassador
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/04/1798 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1837 No 30 p 18 |
| Code | NA2928 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1798/04 | Afzelius, Adam: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |