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John Ray
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britischer Theologe, Altphilologe und Naturforscher (1627–1705)
John Ray was an influential British botanist from the 1600s who made major contributions to how scientists classify and understand plants. His work laid important groundwork for modern biology and the way we organize knowledge about the natural world.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Black Notley
- Place of death
- Black Notley
- Occupation
- naturalist
- Educated at
- St Catharine's College
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- natural history
- Image
- John Ray from NPG.jpg
- Residence
- England
- Voice type
- soprano
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- Commons category
- John Ray
- date of birth
- 1627-11-29
- date of death
- 1705-01-17
- Commons gallery
- John Ray
- member of
- Royal Society
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- John Ray
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John Ray (* 29. November 1627 in , Braintree, Essex; † 17. Januar 1705 ebenda) war ein britischer Theologe, Altphilologe und Naturforscher und wird als „Vater der englischen Botanik“ bezeichnet. Vor 1670 schrieb er sich „John Wray“. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Ray“.
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