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... Wikipedia
Born: February 19, 1690, Leiden, Netherlands
Died: July 10, 1762 (age 72 years), Leiden, Netherlands
Children: Laurens Theodorus Gronovius
Parents: Jakob Gronovius
Author abbrev. (botany): Gronov
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