Pehr Kalm
Pehr Kalm (6 March 1716 – 16 November 1779), also known as Peter Kalm, was a Swedish-Finnish explorer, botanist, naturalist, and agricultural economist. He was one of the most important apostles of Carl Linnaeus.
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Quotes
[edit]- Första Ängelsmännerna nästan bättre konsten, at väl steka en stek, än andra folkslag, som ock ej är underligt; emedan de fläste Ängelsmäns köks-vetenskap icke sträcker sig til stort annat, än stek och Pudding.
- The Englishmen understand almost better than any other people the art of properly roasting a joint, which also is not to be wondered at; because the art of cooking as practised by most Englishmen does not extend much beyond roast beef and plum pudding.
- En Resa til Norra America, vol. 1 (Stockholm: Lars Salvii, 1753) p. 171. Translated by Joseph Lucas, Kalm's Account of His Visit to England on His Way to America in 1748 (London: Macmillan & Co, 1892) p. 15
External links
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Encyclopedic article on Pehr Kalm on Wikipedia
