- Jan Frederik Gronovius
Jan Frederik Gronovius (also seen as Johann Frederik and Johannes Fredericus) (
Feb 10 1686 ,Leiden -Jul 10 1762 , Leiden) was a Dutchbotanist notable as a patron of Linnaeus.John Clayton, a plant collector in
Virginia sent him many specimens, as well as manuscript descriptions, in the 1730s. Without Clayton's knowledge, Gronovius used the material in his "Flora Virginica" (1739-1743, 2nd ed. 1762).In 1737 Gronovius described the
Transvaal daisy , naming it "Gerbera".He was the son of
Jakob Gronovius and grandson ofJohann Friedrich Gronovius , both classical scholars. In 1719, he married Margaretha Christina Trigland, who died in 1726, and Johanna Susanna Alensoon in 1729. His son Laurens Theodoor Gronovius (1730-1777) was also a botanist.External links
* [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/botany/clayton/ Clayton herbarium page with Gronovius picture]
* [http://www.gronovius.com/f_0.html Gronovius genealogy]
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