Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1819-4907 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1913 (Online)


Banksian science

Self-presentation strategies of English scientists in the 17–18th centuries

The article is devotedtothe problem of historical variability of self-presentation strategies of English scientists inthe XVII–XVIII centuries. The author pays attention to the certain case, connected with such naturalists as Joseph Banks, Daniel Solander, Jonas Dryander and Robert Brown. These scientists were involved in the corporate social network, created by Banks and known among the historians as Banksian Learned Empire.