AFZELIUS, ADAM Swedish botanist, was born at Larf, Vestergotland. He founded the Linnaean Institute at Uppsala in 1802, and in 1812 became professor of materia medica at the university. In addition to various botanical writings, he published the autobiography of Linnaeus in 1823.
His brother JOHAN AFZELIUS (17 J3-183 7) known as Arvidson, was professor of chemistry at Uppsala ; and another brother, PER AF (1760-1843), who became professor of medicine at Uppsala in i8oi, was distinguished as a medical teacher and practitioner.