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### Author
Trafvenfelt, Eric Carl (1774-1835), Swedish physician and botanist; Dr. med. Uppsala 1797; ultimately "medicinalråd" at Stockholm, from 1801 with the title professor.
**Abbreviated name**: *Trafv.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Trafv.*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Had a natural history cabinet. See Löwegren (1952) (mentions no plants).
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 3: 397; BM 5: 2130; Hortus 3: 1205; KR p. 723 (b. 8 Nov 1774, d. 17 Jan 1835); PR 9266, ed. 1: 10239, 10398; Rehder 1: 78.
#### Biofile
- Hedenius, *in* Hirsch, Aug., ed., Biogr. Lex. hervorrag. Ärzte ed. 3. 5: 621-622. 1962.
- Löwegren, L, Naturaliekabinett Sverige 368. 1952.
- Tigerstedt, R., Nordisk Familjebok 19: 536. 1933.
- Törngren, P.H., Sv. män kvinn. 8: 29. 1955 (biogr., portr.).
#### Composite works
Defended the Thunberg dissertation *Genera nova plantarum* 7, 1792, see under Thunberg.
### Publications
##### n.14.835. Anmärkningar om natural-historiens lärande
**Title**
*Anmärkningar om natural-historiens lärande* vid rikets lägre läroverk i anledning af Kongl. Uppfostrings-Kommitténs underdåniga förslag till förbättrad skol-ordning... Stockholm (Johan Pehr Lindh) 1818. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Dec 1818 (p. \[53: 5 Dec 1818), p. \[i-ii\], \[1\]-52, \[53\]. *Copy*: Göteborg Univ. Library.