Person Ehret; Georg Dionysius (? 1710 - 1770); botanical illustrator Ehret Georg Dionysius botanical illustrator ? 1710 - 1770 Male Erfurt or Heidelberg, Germany 30 January 1708 or 09 September 1710 Chelsea, London 09 September 1770

Botany Career: Dr Christopher Trew (FRS 1746) bought two of his pictures for 4,000 gulder, which Ehret used to funds his travels; employed by Bernard de Jussieu (FRS 1727) in Paris; met Linnaeus in Holland; came to England and obtained the patronage of Dr Richard Mead (FRS 1703) and Sir Hans Sloane (FRS 1685) (1740); the genus Ehretia was named after him Son of George Ehret, gardener to the Kurfurst of Baden-Durlach; married Susannah Kennet, daughter of a Southwark baker and sister of the wife of Philip Miller (FRS 1729); his grand-daughter Ann Grover married John Dickinson FRS (1782-1869) the paper manufacturer of Hemel Hempstead; his great-granddaughter Harriet Ann Dickinson married John Evans FRS (1823-1908): their eldest son was Sir Arthur Evans FRS, the discoverer of Knossos Fellow 19/05/1757 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: Ruth Stungo, 'Recording the Aloes at Chelsea - a Singular Solution to a Difficult Problem' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 47-57 Ruth Stungo;' Portraying Plants; botanical illustrators at The Chelsea Physic Garden'. 1995 Tracts 846/5 Gerta Calmann; 'EHRET: Flower Painter Extraordinary' 1977 Biog EHR-large Colin Murdoch; 'G.D.Ehret, botanical artist; a tribute to his genius'. 1970 Tracts 743/3 WL Tjaden; 'Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) flower painter supreme'. 1970 Tracts 755/7 Notes: DSB gives birth date of 30 January 1708 and birth place as Heidelberg. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 30 Jan 1708 or 9 Sep 1710 - 9 Sep 1770 NA7911 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 9498e652-ab96-41a7-9c28-121aee0b215d