Global Marine Science and Carlsberg - The Golden Connections of Johannes Schmidt (1877-1933).

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Global Marine Science and Carlsberg; Contents; List of figures, tables and illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; A symmetrical biography; Actors and structures -- money and conflict; Main argument; To sea -- a placeless place; Historiography; Archival source material; 1 Formative years (1877-1903); The Carlsberg Brewery; The Carlsberg Laboratory; The Carlsberg Foundation; Student years; Ingeborg; The Siam Expedition, 1899-1900; Teaching assistant and doctoral thesis; Conclusion; 2 The legend of the unintentional eel larvae; The state of fisheries in Danish society.

The Danish Biological Station and C.G.J. PetersenPetersen's eel investigations; Leptocephalus brevirostris; An international research station; Schmidt enters marine science; Formalizing international marine science; Central Bureau in Copenhagen; Implementing ICES agreements in Danish marine science; Acquiring Thor; 1903 Instructions; Hiring Johannes Schmidt; Trawling deep waters; Bjarni Sæmundsson; 1904 -- Eel in the North Atlantic; The telegram announcement; Petersen on the Atlantic larvae; Straying off the Danish ICES areas; Petersen's light experiment; Conclusion.

3 Petersen's attempted coup d'étatDownsizing the Danish commission; A strained relationship; Danish commission taking stock of investigations in 1907; Petersen's memorandum to the Ministry of Agriculture; Petersen's job offer; Rebel assistants; Petersen's last bout in the commission; Restructuring the Danish commission -- enter Johannes Schmidt; Different personalities; Biologisk Station after 1908; Conflict resurfaced in 1916; Schmidt becomes a member of the Kommissionen for Havundersøgelser; Conclusion; 4 The Mediterranean expeditions (1908-1910); Stormy welcome to the Mediterranean winter.

Probing a mare incognitumNational fame and well-paid jobs; Proposing a summer cruise to the Mediterranean; Network mobilization; Return to the Mediterranean in the summer of 1910; Scientific results from the Mediterranean; 'Sickening to think that the Norwegians will come first'; Conclusion; 5 Director at the Carlsberg Laboratorium; Laboratory legacy; Terms of employment; An inside job; Research topics at the laboratory; Hereditary qualities of a scent; 'Racial Investigations'; The 'diallel crossings'; Investigations with Zoarces; A chicken farm; Conclusion; 6 Carlsberg appreciation.

Schmidt's laboratory expensesCarlsberg Laboratory appreciation; The globetrotter director; The slightest undercurrent of critique; The unfortunate Klöcker; Taking stock of the lab after Schmidt; Conclusion; 7 Atlantic adventures; The Danish West Indies and marine science; Foreningen De Danske Atlanterhavsøer; Marine research initiatives and the Danish West Indies; Ships of opportunity; Funding the trip with Margrethe -- Vendsyssel Packing Co Ltd; Hops across the Atlantic; Troubled testing of Margrethe; Final instructions; Eel plans stranded in the Caribbean; Green turtles and red goatfish.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-513) and index.

By accident, the world-famous brewery Carlsberg became a central force in global marine science during the first three decades of the 20th century. Within a core group of scientists and managers, Johannes Schmidt (1877-1933) was the key figure combining the efforts of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), the Danish state and several private companies. Launching 26 oceangoing expeditions Schmidt made landmark discoveries such as the breeding ground for the Atlantic eel in the Sargasso Sea. The scientific frontier was pushed literally kilometres into the deep sea and across the World's oceans. While the formal North Atlantic Empire of the small state of Denmark was in decline, an informal empire of science was erected instead. Shortlisted for the Society for Nautical Research Anderson Medal for published works on Maritime History in 2016.

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