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En Akademi Finner Sin Väg ACTA UNIVERSITATIS UPSALIENSIS Nova Acta Regiæ Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis Ser. V: Vol. 4 En akademi finner sin väg HANS ELLEGREN 2020 © Hans Ellegren och Kungl. Vetenskaps-Societeten 2020 Layout: Martin Högvall, Grafisk service, Uppsala universitet Huvudtexten typsatt med Berling Antikva Omslagsbild: Illustration som under många år prydde omslaget av Nova Acta Regiæ Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis. Utgiven med ekonomiskt stöd från: Konung Gustaf VI Adolfs fond för svensk kultur Kungl. Patriotiska Sällskapet Vilhelm Ekmans universitetsfond Åke Wibergs Stiftelse Distribution: Uppsala universitetsbibliotek Box 510, 751 20 Uppsala www.uu.se [email protected] ISBN 978-91-513-1011-4 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-420127 Tryckt i Sverige av DanagårdLiTHO AB, Ödeshög 2020 Den utmärckta omtancka Kongl. Wetenskaps Societeten altid genom Dess lärorika och oskattbara Handlingar ådaga lagt för Naturalhistoriens tillwäxt, är så allmänt känd, och aktad, at framledne Bergmästaren, Herr Johan Abraham Gyllenhahl, och jag, i den glada föresats, at i wår mån bidraga till Wetenskapernas förkofran för flera år sedan stadgat wårt beslut, at till Kongliga Societeten skänka och förära wåra ej obetydeliga Samlingar i Natural historien. Fredric Ziervogel 1789 Innehållsförteckning Förord ........................................................................................................................... 11 Inledning ..................................................................................................................... 15 Från nya vindar… ............................................................................................... 17 …till en ny tid ...................................................................................................... 19 Carl von Linné blir Societetens sekreterare ............................................... 31 Linné ställer upp ................................................................................................ 31 Ekonomin ............................................................................................................... 38 Utgivningen av Acta avstannar .................................................................... 42 Societetselever ..................................................................................................... 52 Dubbla akademiengagemang ........................................................................ 65 Linné – ingen föreningsmänniska .............................................................. 66 Societetens sekretariat – en bisyssla ......................................................... 69 Om inte om hade varit ......................................................................................... 71 Almanacksprivilegiet ....................................................................................... 71 Folkbokföringen .................................................................................................. 78 Cosmografiska sällskapet ..................................................................................... 87 En beskrivning av … allt! ............................................................................... 92 Globtillverkningen ............................................................................................. 92 I skuggan av en gigant .................................................................................... 100 En nytändning närmar sig ................................................................................ 109 Sekreterarskifte ................................................................................................ 109 Verksamheten under Carl Aurivillius sekretariat ............................ 111 Den Julinskiöldska konkursen ................................................................... 116 Kungl. Societeten får kungligt beskydd ..................................................... 121 Preses Illustris ..................................................................................................... 121 Hertig Karl ......................................................................................................... 122 Gustaviansk tid ..................................................................................................... 131 Merkantilism på fall ....................................................................................... 131 Vittra akademier ............................................................................................. 133 Fysiokratin .......................................................................................................... 134 Naturvetenskap på reträtt .......................................................................... 135 Nova Acta Regiæ Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis ............................. 141 En tidskrift återuppstår ................................................................................. 141 Nova Acta volym I .......................................................................................... 144 Nova Acta volym II ........................................................................................ 154 Portofriheten ..................................................................................................... 163 Den fortsatta utgivningen ........................................................................... 169 Levnadsteckningar .......................................................................................... 182 Egen utgivning .................................................................................................. 184 Utbytesverksamheten inleds ..................................................................... 188 Mot ljusare tider! ............................................................................................. 189 Johan Abraham Gyllenhaal och Fredric Ziervogel ............................... 191 Johan Abraham Gyllenhaal och det Svenska Topografiska Sällskapet ...................................................................................................... 192 Gyllenhaals havslämningar i Uppsalaåsen ........................................... 199 Johan Abraham Gyllenhaals yrkeskarriär ............................................ 204 Fredric Ziervogel och hans släkt .............................................................. 206 »Ingen dag utan en rad!« ............................................................................... 207 Den Gyllenhaal-Ziervogelska donationen ................................................. 213 Bakgrund ............................................................................................................. 213 Donationen når Societeten ......................................................................... 218 Societetens fastighet ........................................................................................... 223 Gyllenhaals köp av hus och tomter i Uppsala ................................... 223 Societetens hus med bröderna Afzelius egna ord ............................ 230 Fredric Ziervogel flyttar till Uppsala ..................................................... 254 Samlingarna ............................................................................................................ 257 Samlandets historia ........................................................................................ 257 De första svenska samlingarna .................................................................. 259 Gyllenhaals och Ziervogels samlingar .................................................... 267 Bärnsten ............................................................................................................... 270 Snäckor och fossil ............................................................................................ 274 Preses Illustris på besök ................................................................................. 279 Konsolidering .................................................................................................... 280 Samlingarnas vård ................................................................................................ 283 Detaljerade instruktioner ............................................................................ 283 Samuel Liljeblad – samlingarnas förste adjunkt ................................ 288 Den Swedenborgska hvalen ........................................................................ 294 Frälseräntorna ........................................................................................................ 301 Societetens första sekel ..................................................................................... 307 Ledamöter år 1800 ......................................................................................... 307 Ärenden ............................................................................................................... 308 Kungligt besök ................................................................................................... 311 Funktionärer ...................................................................................................... 312 Hedersledamöter .............................................................................................. 315 Avslutning ............................................................................................................ 317 Referenser ...............................................................................................................
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