George Clifford III
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George Clifford III (Born January 7, 1685 in Amsterdam ; † April 10, 1760 ) was a Dutch lawyer and plant collector. Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " G.Clifford ".
Live and act
George Clifford came from the English Clifford family , who settled in Amsterdam in the 17th century . George Clifford III was born the son of George Clifford II (1657–1727) and Anna Maria van Schuylenburch. He studied law and received a doctorate in law. He was married to Johanna Bouwens and had six children. Clifford was very wealthy as director of the Dutch East India Company . He was an avid plant and animal lover. His extensive private garden and his zoo on his seat on Hartekamp were known throughout Holland .
He met Carl von Linné in the house of Johannes Burman . Together with Burman, Linné visited Clifford in Hartekamp on August 13, 1735. Clifford was so impressed by Linnaeus that he hired him as his personal doctor and commissioned him to catalog his collection.
Linné began his work at Hartekamp on September 24th, 1735. A few months later he finished the little text Musa Cliffortiana , in which he dealt extensively with the plant genus Musa , the banana.
According to the garden catalog Viridarium Cliffortianum (1737), the complete list of the collections of George Clifford appeared in 1738 under the title Hortus Cliffortianus .
Honor taxon
Carl von Linné named the genus Cliffortia of the rose family (Rosaceae) in his honor .
literature
- Abraham Jacob van der Aa : Biographical woordenboek der Nederlanden: bevattende levensbeschrijvingen van zoodanige people who zich op eenigerlei wijze in ons vaderland vermaard made . Haarlem: Van Brederode, 1852–1878.
- Wilfrid Blunt : Linnaeus . Frances Lincoln Publishers, 2004. ISBN 0-711-22362-9
Individual evidence
- ↑ Musa Cliffortiana . The foreword is dated February 20, 1736.
- ^ Viridarium Cliffortianum . The foreword is dated October 7, 1737.
- ^ Hortus Cliffortianus . The foreword is dated July 30, 1737.
- ↑ Carl von Linné: Hortus Cliffortianus . Leiden 1737, p. 463
- ↑ Carl von Linné: Genera Plantarum . Leiden 1742, p. 484
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for George Clifford III. at the IPNI
- Correspondence from George Clifford III. with Carl von Linné
- Scan from Musa Cliffortiana
- Scan of Hortus Cliffortianus
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clifford, George III. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch lawyer and plant collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1685 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1760 |