Add to ORKGThis case study on two Swiss naturalists illustrates some of the ways scientific exploration of planet earth was connected to imperial conquest in the Dutch East Indies at around 1900. Looking for answers for zoogeographical problems on the island of Celebes the Swiss benefited from and enabled Dutch colonial invasion of the island. The case illustrates that the Dutch empire was a site of scientific competition among a transnational community of scholars. Finally, the case illustrates how scientific knowledge on planet earth was shaped by and contributed to colonial culture
When Switzerland was created in 1848, one of its founding fathers went by the name of ‘Borneo Louis’...
This paper investigates the importance and various roles of amateur naturalists and biologists in th...
From late 1866 to early 1867, young Swiss zoologist Hermann Fol, who later became one of Switzerland...
This case study on two Swiss naturalists illustrates some of the ways scientific exploration of plan...
The sheer variety and size of Dutch scientific collections of Indonesia’s flora and fauna are unique...
By the dawn of the 19th century, the Netherlands had established colonies and trading posts across A...
"Tropenliebe" tells the story of the Basel Naturalists and Cousins Paul and Fritz Sarasin. As friend...
By the dawn of the 19th century, the Netherlands had established colonies and trading posts across A...
Abstract The aim of early modern natural historians was a universal system of classification encomp...
A remarkable colonial encounter took place on 26 February 1896 on the south-eastern peninsula of Cel...
<p>Tropical area is widely concerned for its biodiversity. In the past, European expansion made it p...
In the late nineteenth century European scientists increasingly campaigned for the protection of nat...
This seminal study explores the national,imperial and indigenous interests atstake in a major survey...
This dissertation examines the construction of scientific expertise in a society without universitie...
This case study of Swiss scientists in the Dutch East Indies offers a new approach to Dutch imperial...
When Switzerland was created in 1848, one of its founding fathers went by the name of ‘Borneo Louis’...
This paper investigates the importance and various roles of amateur naturalists and biologists in th...
From late 1866 to early 1867, young Swiss zoologist Hermann Fol, who later became one of Switzerland...
This case study on two Swiss naturalists illustrates some of the ways scientific exploration of plan...
The sheer variety and size of Dutch scientific collections of Indonesia’s flora and fauna are unique...
By the dawn of the 19th century, the Netherlands had established colonies and trading posts across A...
"Tropenliebe" tells the story of the Basel Naturalists and Cousins Paul and Fritz Sarasin. As friend...
By the dawn of the 19th century, the Netherlands had established colonies and trading posts across A...
Abstract The aim of early modern natural historians was a universal system of classification encomp...
A remarkable colonial encounter took place on 26 February 1896 on the south-eastern peninsula of Cel...
<p>Tropical area is widely concerned for its biodiversity. In the past, European expansion made it p...
In the late nineteenth century European scientists increasingly campaigned for the protection of nat...
This seminal study explores the national,imperial and indigenous interests atstake in a major survey...
This dissertation examines the construction of scientific expertise in a society without universitie...
This case study of Swiss scientists in the Dutch East Indies offers a new approach to Dutch imperial...
When Switzerland was created in 1848, one of its founding fathers went by the name of ‘Borneo Louis’...
This paper investigates the importance and various roles of amateur naturalists and biologists in th...
From late 1866 to early 1867, young Swiss zoologist Hermann Fol, who later became one of Switzerland...