Bengt Anders Euphrasén (born 1756 in the parish ofHabo, historical province ofVästergötland, Sweden; died 25 December 1796 in Stockholm) was a Swedish botanist.^[1][2]Euphrasén studied at the veterinary school inSkara and then enteredUppsala University where he graduated in 1784.^[1]

In 1788, with the support of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Euphrasén made a natural history trip to theAntilles,^[1] which includedSaint Barthélemy andSaint Christopher island (today Saint Kitts).^[3]After his return, Euphrasén was appointed assistant professor ("deputy demonstrator") of botany inStockholm.^[1]

• Beskrifning öfver svenska vestindiska ön St. Barthelemi, samt öarne St. Eustache och St. Christopher. Stockholm, 1795. Published in German translation asReise nach der schwedisch-westindischen Insel St. Barthelemi, und den Inseln St. Eustache und St. Christoph; oder Beschreibung der Sitten, Lebensart der Einwohner, Lage, Beschaffenheit und natürlichen Produkte dieser Inseln. Göttingen, 1798. (Raja Narinar p. 105 and image inside back cover)

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• 1756 births
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• 18th-century Swedish botanists
• Swedish ichthyologists
• Uppsala University alumni
• People from Habo Municipality

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