Jacobus Gronovius a.k.a. Jacob Gronow was a Dutch classical scholar.
He was born in Deventer, the son of the German classical scholar Johann Friedrich Gronovius and Aleyda ten Nuyl, and father of the botanist Jan Frederik Gronovius. Wikipedia
Born: October 10, 1645, Deventer, Netherlands
Died: October 21, 1716 (age 71 years), Leiden, Netherlands
Children: Jan Frederik Gronovius and Abraham Gronovius
Grandchild: Laurens Theodorus Gronovius
Parents: Johann Friedrich Gronovius