Facts: - influences: carolus linnaeus - death date: 9 february 1752 - field: naturalist - birth date: 3 january 1722 - name: fredrik hasselquist - nationality: swedish - birth place: tornevalla , Ostergotland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of fredrik hasselqvist .
fredrik hasselquist -lrb- 3 january 1722 -- 9 february 1752 -rrb- was a swedish traveller and naturalist .hasselquist was born at tornevalla , which is two kilometers east of linghem , Ostergotland .on account of the frequently expressed regrets of carolus linnaeus , under whom he studied at uppsala university -lrb- and being of his apostles -rrb- , at the lack of information regarding the natural history of palestine , hasselquist resolved to undertake a journey to that country .with a sufficient subscription having been obtained to defray expenses , he reached smyrna towards the end of 1749 .he visited parts of asia minor , egypt , cyprus and palestine , making large natural history collections , but his constitution , naturally weak , gave way under the fatigues of travel , and he died near smyrna on his way home .his collections reached home in safety , and five years after his death his notes were published by linnaeus under the title '' iter palstinum , eller resa til heliga landet , forrattad ifran ar 1749 til 1752 '' , which was translated into french and german in 1762 and into english in 1766 -lrb- as '' voyages and travels in the levant , in the years 1749 , 50 , 51 , 52 '' -rrb- .he was elected a member of the royal swedish academy of sciences in 1750 .