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Authorised form of nameRoyen; Adrianus van (1704 - 1779)
Other forms of nameAdrianus
Other forms of surnamevan Royen
Dates1704 - 1779
NationalityDutch
Place of birthLeyden, The Netherlands
Date of birth11 November 1704
Place of deathLeyden, The Netherlands
Date of death28 February 1779
OccupationPhysician
ActivityEducation:
Leyden; MD (1728)
Career: Practised in Leyden; Lecturer in Botany (1729), then Professor of Botany and Medicine (1732-1775), Leyden; relieved from teaching duties (1754)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election27/06/1728
ProposerSir Hans Sloane
Francis Clifton
John Gaspar Scheuchzer
RelationshipsSon of Jan van Royen and his wife, Cornelia van Groenendijk; married Adriana Johanna, daughter of Professor Johannes Wesselius and his wife, Adriana van Ruytenburg
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; NNBW; Hirsch
CodeNA467
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