Jan Frederik Gronovius
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 262 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 19,1690 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Leiden |
| Netherlands | |
| Died | Leiden |
| Netherlands | |
| Date of died | July 10,1762 |
| Children | Laurens Theodorus Gronovius |
| Parents | Jakob Gronovius |
| Author abbrev botani | Gronov |
| Known for | Flora Virginica |
| Spous | Margaretha Christina Trigland, Johanna Susanna Alensoo |
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| ID | 3958336 |
Jan Frederik Gronovius Life story
Jan Frederik Gronovius was a Dutch botanist 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.