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Adriaan van Royen
Dutch botanist (1704ā1779) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Dutch name, the surname is van Royen, not Royen.
Adriaan van Royen (11 November 1704 in Leiden ā 28 February 1779 in Leiden) was a Dutch botanist. He was a professor at Leiden University and is associated with Carl Linnaeus.[1]
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Adriaan van Royen | |
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![]() Adriaan van Royen Painting by Hieronymus van der Mey] | |
Born | (1704-11-04)November 4, 1704 |
Died | February 28, 1779(1779-02-28) (aged 74) |
Nationality | Dutch |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | Leiden University |
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He is best known for his work on flora of Southeast Asia. Adriaan van Royen formed a close relationship with Linnaeus, who had visited the Leiden Botanic Garden during a stay in Leiden between 1737 and 1738.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728.[2]
He died in Leiden in 1779.
The genus Royena L. (= Diospyros sect. Royena (L.) F.White), in the Ebenaceae, and Melastoma royenii Blume. Sutton, D.A. are named after him.
The standard author abbreviation Royen is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]