John Fraser (botanist)
John Fraser (* 1750 in the county of Inverness-shire , † May 3, 1811 in Chelsea (London) ) was a Scottish tree nursery schoolboy. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Fraser ".
Live and act
He was baptized in Kiltarlity Church on October 14, 1750 . The entry in the church book states Donald Fraser of Tomnacross , had a child baptized named John, witnessed by the congregation. On behalf of the Russian Tsarina Catherine the Great , he collected plants. When he returned to civilization, Russia had a new tsar who did not want to hear about the commission.
Fraser was a nursery nurse in Chelsea. He introduced North American plants, which he collected in America from 1785 to 1796. During this period he got to know Thomas Walter and befriended him.
Honors
The Fraser fir ( Abies fraseri ) and the mountain magnolia ( Magnolia fraseri ) as well as the genus Frasera Walter from the gentian family (Gentianaceae) were named after him.
Works
- A short history of the Agrostis cornucopiae… 1789.
- Thalia dealbata ... 1794.
- A catalog of new and interesting plants in Upper Louisiana… 1813.
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- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
- Ann Lindsay: Seeds of Blood and Beauty: Scottish Plant Explorers . Birlinn Ltd, Edinburgh 2005, ISBN 978-1-84158-579-6 .
Web links
- Short biography at john-fraser.com
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for John Fraser (botanist) at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ann Lindsay, p. 67.
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fraser, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish Nurserymen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized October 14, 1750 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Inverness-shire |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1811 |
| Place of death | Chelsea (London) |