The Haeckel reception in different European countries has received some attention from historians of biology, but the reception in Scandinavia remains relatively unknown. We have found letters to and from Haeckel to Swedish scientists and students in the Ernst Haeckel House in Jena and in the archives of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) in Stockholm. Here we present correspondence with Wilhelm Leche, Sven Lovén, and M. G. Retzius, all prominent scientists in Stockholm at the time and members of the RSAS. Most letters cover scientific matters such as the biogenetic law, or are concerned with practical matters such as loans of specimens. Sometimes also political issues are mentioned. In addition, we present a letter from Anton Nyström, the radical physician, in which he tells of his struggles with the church and the conservatives, and a letter from the explorer and geographer Sven Hedin, written in the midst of the First World War. Examples are also given of letters to Haeckel from students that were inspired by his world view as laid out in “Natural History of Creation”. In conclusion, Haeckel’s correspondence with his colleagues in Stockholm gives insights not only into how Haeckel’s ideas were received at the time, but also into the relationships between the Swedish scientists, including their conflicting political views.

中文翻译：

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瑞典的Haeckel接待处。

欧洲不同国家的Haeckel接待受到生物学史学家的关注，但是在斯堪的那维亚的接待仍然相对未知。我们在耶拿的恩斯特·海克尔故居和斯德哥尔摩的皇家瑞典科学院（RSAS）档案中找到了海克尔给瑞典科学家和学生的来信。在这里，我们与当时在斯德哥尔摩的所有杰出科学家和RSAS成员Wilhelm Leche，SvenLovén和MG Retzius进行通讯。大多数信件都涉及诸如生物遗传法之类的科学问题，或者涉及诸如标本借用之类的实际问题。有时还会提到政治问题。此外，我们还介绍了激进医生安东·尼斯特罗姆（AntonNyström）的来信，他在信中谈到了自己与教会和保守派的斗争，以及第一次世界大战期间探险家和地理学家Sven Hedin的来信。还举例说明了海克尔给学生的信，这些信是受到“自然创造史”中阐述的世界观启发的。总而言之，海克尔与他在斯德哥尔摩的同事的往来信件不仅使人深刻了解了当时海克尔的思想是如何被接受的，而且也使人们了解了瑞典科学家之间的关系，包括他们相互矛盾的政治观点。