In 1790 he earned his legal degree at the University of Lund, later working as an auditor at the audit chamber in Stockholm from 1793. In 1798 he became a member of the county administrative board (landskamrerare) in Visby. In 1808 he returned to Stockholm, where from 1812 to 1837, he served as a member of the administrative court (kammarrättsråd). He was promoted in 1824 to head the ministry of the Board of Customs (generaltullstyrelsen).[3]
In 1812, he purchased the right of publishing to the precious work of Svensk Botanik from the estate of Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch. He subsequently prepared two parts for publication during 1812–1819. He was elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1817.[2]
gustaf, johan, billberg, june, 1772, karlskrona, november, 1844, stockholm, swedish, botanist, zoologist, anatomist, although, professionally, training, lawyer, used, science, biology, avocation, plant, genus, billbergia, named, carl, peter, thunberg, contents. Gustaf Johan Billberg 14 June 1772 Karlskrona 26 November 1844 Stockholm was a Swedish botanist zoologist and anatomist although professionally and by training he was a lawyer and used science and biology as an avocation The plant genus Billbergia was named for him by Carl Peter Thunberg 1 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditIn 1790 he earned his legal degree at the University of Lund later working as an auditor at the audit chamber in Stockholm from 1793 In 1798 he became a member of the county administrative board landskamrerare in Visby In 1808 he returned to Stockholm where from 1812 to 1837 he served as a member of the administrative court kammarrattsrad He was promoted in 1824 to head the ministry of the Board of Customs generaltullstyrelsen 3 In 1812 he purchased the right of publishing to the precious work of Svensk Botanik from the estate of Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch He subsequently prepared two parts for publication during 1812 1819 He was elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1817 2 Selected works EditBillberg was the author of the following works Monographia mylabridum 1813 4 Ekonomisk botanik 1815 5 Enumeratio insectorum in museo 1820 6 Synopsis Faunae Scandinaviae 1827 7 The standard author abbreviation Billb is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 8 References Edit CRC world dictionary of plant names 1 A C by Umberto Quattrocchi a b Billberg 1 Gustaf Johan B Nordisk familjebok 1905 Retrieved December 1 2018 B Boethius Gustaf Johan Billberg Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon Monographia mylabridum Ekonomisk botanik Enumeratio insectorum in museo Synopsis faunae Scandinaviae International Plant Names Index Billb External links EditKluge Untypified taxa in Billberg G J 1820 Enumeratio insectorum in museo Gust Joh Billberg Typus Gadelianus IPNI Plants described or co described by Billberg This article about a zoologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Swedish botanist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gustaf Johan Billberg amp oldid 1092910593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
