ABSTRACT
Swedish reformer. Laestadius was born January 10, 1800, in Jakkvik, in the northern region of SWEDEN. His father was a Lutheran pastor. While still in high school (Gymnasium), he showed his interest in THEOLOGY and philosophy as well as in botany, the latter triggered by his half-brother Carl Erik. His industrious collection of specimen plants in Lapland during his summer vacations soon earned him a reputation as an outstanding botanist. A published report of one of his first field trips earned him the recognition of the Swedish Academy of Sciences and Letters, which supported his subsequent research.
