Authorised form of name | Royen; Adrianus van (1704 - 1779) |
Other forms of name | Adrianus |
Other forms of surname | van Royen |
Dates | 1704 - 1779 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Place of birth | Leyden, The Netherlands |
Date of birth | 11 November 1704 |
Place of death | Leyden, The Netherlands |
Date of death | 28 February 1779 |
Occupation | Physician |
Activity | Education: 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 category | Fellow |
Date of election | 27/06/1728 |
Proposer | Sir Hans Sloane |
Francis Clifton |
John Gaspar Scheuchzer |
Relationships | Son of Jan van Royen and his wife, Cornelia van Groenendijk; married Adriana Johanna, daughter of Professor Johannes Wesselius and his wife, Adriana van Ruytenburg |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; NNBW; Hirsch |
Code | NA467 |