| Authorised form of name | Martyn; John (1699 - 1768) |
| Dates | 1699 - 1768 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Queen Street, London, England |
| Date of birth | 12 September 1699 |
| Place of death | Chelsea, London |
| Date of death | 29 January 1768 |
| Occupation | Apothecary |
| Research field | Botany |
| Activity | Education:
Emmanuel College, Cambridge (admitted 1730)
Career:
Worked in his father's counting house, but studied botany from an early age; lectured on botany and materia medica in London and Cambridge; practised as an apothecary and later as a physician in London; friend of Patrick Blair (FRS 1712); with John Jacob Dillenius (FRS 1724), Philip Miller (FRS 1730) and others, established a botanical society which met for some years every Saturday morning at the Rainbow Coffee House, Watling Street (1721); with Alexander Russel wrote the 'Grub Street Journal' (1730-1737); Professor of Botany, Cambridge (1732-1762), due to lack of encouragement he ceased to lecture in 1735; corresponded with Sloane, Linnaeus and others; published an abridgment of 'Philosophical Transactions' 1719-1750 (1734-1756)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/03/1727 |
| Proposer | John Diodate |
| Relationships | Son of Thomas Martyn, merchant, of Hamburg and his wife, Katharine Weedon; married Eulalia, daughter of John King, DD, rector of Chelsea and prebendary of York; father of Thomas Martyn (FRS 1786) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn
References:
Frank N Egerton, 'Richard Bradley's Relationship with Sir Hans Sloane' in NR 1970 vol 25 pp 59-77
L B Glyn, 'Israel Lyons: a short but starry career. The life of an eighteenth-century Jewish botanist and astronomer' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 275-305
Obituary, Gentleman's Magazine (1768), p94; obituary, London Magazine (1768), p106
Bro. J R Clarke 'The Royal Society and Early Grand Lodge Freemasonry' in Transactions of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge
Notes:
London Magazine gives death place as Streatham |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/18650208 |
| Royal Society code | NA8396 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| L&P/2/26 | Letter, 'An aurora australis, seen 23 Jan 1748/50' from John Martyn to Martin Folkes | 24 January 1750 |
| RBO/15/55 | Account by John Martyn of Philip Miller's book entitled 'Catalogus plantarum officinalium quae in horto Botanico Chelseyano aluntur' | 1730 |
| L&P/1/345 | Paper, 'Description of a new fungus' by John Martyn | 21 January 1745 |
| RBO/14/39 | A book review about epsom salts and the salt 'Alumen plumosum' by John Martyn | 1728 |
| IM/003003 | Martyn, Joannes | 2000 |
| L&P/2/41 | Letter, 'Of the same earthquake' from John Martyn to Martin Folkes | 14 February 1749 |
| L&P/1/139 | Letter, 'On the breeding of tail-less poultry' from John Martyn to Martin Folkes | 23 November 1742 |
| LBO/19/82 | Copy letter from John Martyn, Csambridge, to William Rutty | 10 February 1727 |
| L&P/1/389 | Letter, 'Of a case of boulimia' from J Cookson to John Martyn | 4 May 1745 |
| L&P/1/345/1 | Letter, 'Description of a new fungus' from John Martyn to Martin Folkes | 21 January 1745 |
| L&P/2/48 | Letter, 'The aurora borealis of Feb 16' from John Martyn to Martin Folkes | 21 February 1750 |
| L&P/2/510 | Paper, 'Of the sex of holly; with a note from W. Watson in confirmation' by John Martyn | 26 July 1754 |
| CLP/22ii/24 | Paper, On 'Historia plantarum rariorum' by John Martyn | [1728] |
| L&P/2/58a | Letter, 'Of the earthquake of March 8' from John Martyn to Martin Folkes | 14 March 1750 |
| IM/003002 | Martyn, Joannes | 2000 |
| CLP/22ii/46 | Paper, Account of Philip Miller's 'Catalogus Plantarum officinalium quae in Horto Botanico Chelseyano... [Catalogue of plants in the Chelsea Botanical Garden workshop]' by John Martin [Martyn] | 18th century |
| IM/003001 | Martyn, Joannes | 2000 |
| EL/M2/70 | Letter, from John Martyn to William Rutty | 20 February 1723 |
| CLP/10ii/14/1 | Manuscript, 'Memoirs communicated by Monsr Garcin to Monsr St Hyacinthe FRS containing a description of a new family of plants called oxyoides; some remarks on the family of plants called musa; and a description of the hirudinella marina, or sea leach' by Laurent Garcin | [1730] |
| CLP/7ii/12 | Paper, 'An account of some observations relating to natural history made in a journey to the peak in Derbyshire [England]' by J [John] Martyn | 1728 |
| CLP/10ii/14 | Paper, 'Memoirs communicated by Monsr Garcin to Monsr St Hyacinthe FRS containing a description of a new family of plants called oxyoides; some remarks on the family of plants called musa; and a description of the hirudinella marina, or sea leach' by Laurent Garcin | [1730] |
| RBO/14/12 | 'An account of some observations relating to natural history made in a journey to the Peak in Derbyshire by John Martyn' | 1728 |
| RBO/14/96 | 'An account of a Letter from Dr John Rutty of Dublin to Dr W Rutty' by Mr John Martyn | 1729 |
| RBO/16/30 | 'An account of a book [by Philip Miller] entitled: 'The Gardener's Kalender, directing what works are necessary to be done every month...' by John Martyn | 1731 |
| EL/B1/112 | Letter, from John Burton to John Martyn, dated at Scarning, Norfolk | 29 September 1667 |