#December 12, 1702
#OTD Olaus #Rudbeck, #Swedish #Botanist, died.
The year he died, his #Town, Upsala, had a terrible #Fire. His #Home & #Private #Collections burned as he helped #Save the #University #Library.
28 years later, Carl #Linnaeus named the #Rudbeckia, or #BlackEyedSusan, after his old #Professor.
Linneaus wrote,
"So long as the #Earth [survives] and each #Spring [is] covered with #Flowers, the Rudbeckia will preserve your #Glorious name."