John Parkinson

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John Parkinson was a notable English botanist and herbalist of the early 17th century, renowned for his influential plant catalogues and contributions to horticulture.

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instanceOf botanist
herbalist
person
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1567
dateOfDeath 1650
described numerous medicinal plants
ornamental garden plants
employer Royal College of Physicians NERFINISHED
era early 17th century
ethnicGroup English
familyName Parkinson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork botany
herbalism
horticulture
genre gardening manual
herbal literature
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasOccupation royal herbalist
influenced later English botanists
subsequent herbal writers
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Worshipful Society of Apothecaries NERFINISHED
name John Parkinson NERFINISHED
notableAchievement compiled extensive catalogues of cultivated plants in England
contributed to the development of early modern horticulture in England
produced one of the earliest comprehensive English herbals
notableWork Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris NERFINISHED
Theatrum Botanicum NERFINISHED
occupation apothecary
author
botanist
gardener
herbalist
placeOfBirth Lancashire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld apothecary to James I of England
botanist to Charles I of England
religion Christianity
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
subjectOf studies in the history of botany
studies in the history of herbal medicine
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Parkinsonia namedAfter John Parkinson