Mellom Ararat og Tsjatsja - botanikeren Lars Levi Læstadius (1860-1861)

• Main Author: Sortland, Andy B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Norwegian Bokmål
• Published: Egede Instituttet 2016
• Subjects: botanikk; loca parallella plantarum; Læstadius; Karesuando; Recherche; VDP::Humanities: 000::Theology and religious science: 150
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/10637

Published version. Source at http://egede.no/sites/default/files/dokumenter/pdf/3.%20%232-3_2016_Mellom%20Ararat%20og%20Tsjatja.pdf . License : It is allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print out, search or link to the articles. The content can freely be used in research and teaching as long as the source is attributed. The Swedish pastor Lars Levi Laesstadius is most known for having founded the Laestadian Pietist revival movement. However, Laestadius was also a noted botanist and in this paper the most important of his scientific achievements are discussed. This article focuses on Læstadius’ work as a botanist and interest in a natural scientist until his dying day. His view of science was in fact quite modern, in the sense that he believed that nature itself creates variation within the various species.