Jan Frederik Gronovius

Jan Frederik Gronovius
Born(1690-02-19)19 February 1690
Leiden, The Netherlands
Died10 July 1762(1762-07-10) (aged 72)
Leiden, The Netherlands
Other namesJohann Frederik, Johannes Fredericus
Known forFlora Virginica
SpousesMargaretha Christina Trigland, Johanna Susanna Alensoo
ChildrenLaurens Theodoor Gronovius
FatherJakob Gronovius
RelativesJohann Friedrich Gronovius (grandfather)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Gronov.

Jan Frederik Gronovius (also seen as Johann Frederik and Johannes Fredericus) (10 February 1690 in Leiden – 10 July 1762 in Leiden) 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 (1739–43, 2nd ed. 1762).

He was the son of Jakob Gronovius and grandson of Johann 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.

  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Gronov.