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Peter Forsskål was a student at Georg-August-Universitat Göttingen from October 1753 to June 1756. In that year, he both passed the kandidatexamen (cum laude) and was created Doctorem philosophiae et Magistrum having defended a work entitled 'Dubia De Principiis Philosophiae Recentioris' |
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The text of 'Dubia De Principiis Philosophiae Recentioris' can be read here. |
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Forsskal's defence of Dubia |
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Forsskal published a “defence” of Dubia, entitled 'Forskal’s Verteidigung', in the journal Neueste Geschichte der Gelehrsamkeit in Schweden, Vol. 4, Rostock 1759, pp. 549-573. The magazine was edited by August Ludwig von Schlozer, for whom see, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Ludwig_von_Schl%C3%B6zer (thanks to Professor Bernd Roling, FU Berlin, for the information). The digitised copy was found by David Shaw in the Bavarian State Library's copy at http://www.mdz-nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn=urn:nbn:de:bvb:12-bsb10734962-3. Forsskal's contribution starts at the link "Abschnitt S. 749". It is dated "Upsala, den 1. August 1758". |
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For the translated article please click here. |
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For the translated article (with translator's annotations) click here. |
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For a Census of Copies of the 'Dubia De Principiis Philosophiae Recentioris' compiled by David Shaw please click here. |
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Vitae ratio: On 9th May 1756, Peter Forsskål submitted his educational history, stating ‘I desire to be awarded a degree in Philosophy by the appropriate method of submission, if you would judge me not unworthy of this.’. For a transcription and translation by David Shaw please click here. |
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1. Letter from Dean Gesner, dated 10th May 1756, to his colleagues requesting their attendance at an informal examination process the following Saturday at his home |
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2. List of those Faculty members intending to attend the exam (presumably, the kandidatexamen). |
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Documents numbers 1 &2 were transcribed and translated by Gunilla Jonsson who gratefully acknowledges the contribution made by Wolfgang Undorf, Förste bibliotekarie på Kungl. biblioteket National Library of Sweden |
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On 12th June 1756, a Broadside was issued announcing that Forsskal had been created Doctorem philosophiae et Magistrum For a transcription by David Shaw please click here. |
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For a draft of the Diploma making Peter Forsskål a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences, Göttingen (Physical Class), drawn up by Georg Christoph Hamberger, the official Secretary of the Academy (transcription by David Shaw) please click here. |
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