Bergianska trädgården

The Bergianska trädgården, the Bergian Garden or Hortus Bergianus, is a botanical garden located in the Frescati area on the outskirts of Stockholm, close to the Swedish Museum of Natural History and the main campus of Stockholm University. The director of the garden is known as Professor Bergianus.

History

The Garden was founded through a donation in 1791 by the historian and antiquarian Bengt Bergius and his brother Peter Jonas Bergius, a physician and scientist, for the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and was originally located at their mansion and its adjacent garden on the Karlbergsvägen road, in what is now the Vasastaden district in central Stockholm. which at the time still had a largely rural character. The Garden was donated to the Royal Academy after the brothers' death in 1791, in accordance with their will. The first person to serve as director was Olof Swartz.

The garden was moved to its current location in 1885, because its original location was slated for construction. Today the garden is owned by the Swedish government and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is jointly administered by the Academy of Sciences and Stockholm University.

Professor Bergianus

  • 1791–1818 Olof Swartz
  • 1823–1856 Johan Emanuel Wikström
  • 1857–1879 Nils Johan Andersson
  • 1879–1914 Veit Brecher Wittrock
  • 1915–1944 Robert Fries
  • 1944–1965 Carl Rudolf Florin
  • 1970–1983 Måns Ryberg (de facto 1966-1983)
  • 1983–2001 Bengt Jonsell
  • 2002–current Birgitta Bremer
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Tea Trpovska
14 September 2014
Such a wonderful place. Lots of plants and flowers and also they grow fruits and vegetables. Lovely bar with salads and coffee. Great way to spend time in the nature.
Eman
1 December 2017
Wonderful garden. Try to visit it on the flower season ????
Michael B.
6 May 2017
Great, great, GREAT Swedish fika! ????????????
Rob Bullough
2 September 2015
Shame it's so tidy. Could use some slightly more creative souls in the planting department
Erik Norlin
15 February 2016
Lovely even in February!
Ruslan Dosaev
18 July 2017
Очень красивый парк! Если есть время загляните сюда обязательно!
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