Person Grew; Nehemiah (1641 - 1712); botanist and physiologist Grew Nehemiah botanist and physiologist 1641 - 1712 British Male Mancetter, Warwickshire, England, Europe 26 September 1641 16410926 25 March 1712 17120325 Baptism: Mancetter, near Coventry, England, Europe (26 September 1641) Burial: The Dodson family vault, Cheshunt parish church, Hertfordshire, England, Europe (1 April 1712)

Botanist; physiologist Plant morphology Plant anatomy Chemistry Education: Pembroke College, Cambridge (BA 1649/50); Leyden (probably MD ?1671) Career: Practised in Coventry (1671) and then in London; deputy to Jonathan Goddard as professor of physic at Gresham College (1672); deputy to Walter Pope as astronomy professor (1675); compiled a catalogue of the Royal Society's repository; died suddenly while going on his rounds Memberships: Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1680) Parents: Obadiah Grew and Helen Sampson (née Vicars) Siblings: half-brothers Henry Sampson and William Sampson Married: Elizabeth Dodson Grew's research on plant anatomy often overlapped with the work of Marcello Malpighi (FRS 1669). His primary research area was plant morphology and taxonomy and later plant physiology, for which he also used a microscope. Additionally, he was interested in the chemical analysis of materia medica and is also considered an important figure in dactyloscopy, the study of finger ridge patterns. Royal Society roles: Sec 1677-1679; Council 1675, 1677-83, 1690, 1692; Plant Anatomy Curator 1672-1673 ; Editor Phil. Trans.:1677-1679 Fellow 02/11/1671 30 Robert Hooke Grew's work 'The Anatomy of Vegetables Begun' was licensed for publication (1671); Catalogued the Royal Society's repository (1681) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Venn; Hunter; Innes Smith References: Janet Browne, review of William LeFanu, Nehemiah Grew, MD, FRS: A Study and Bibliography of His Writings in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 115-116 Marie Boas Hall, 'The Early Years of the Royal Society', review of Michael Hunter, Establishing the New Science: the Experience of the Early Royal Society in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 265-268 Charles A Rivington, 'Addendum. Early Printers to the Royal Society, 1663-1708' in NR 1985-86 vol 40 pp 219-220 A D C Simpson, 'Newton's Telescope and the Cataloguing of the Royal Society's Repository' in NR 1983-84 vol 38 pp 187-214 Michael Hunter, 'Early Problems in Professionalizing Scientific Research: Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712) and the Royal Society, With an Unpublished Letter to Henry Oldenburg' in NR 1981-82 vol 36 pp 189-209 Michael Hunter, 'The Social Bias and Changing Fortunes of an Early Scientific Institution: An Analysis of the Membership of the Royal Society, 1660-1685' in NR 1976-7 vol 31 pp 9-114 Jeanne Bolam, 'The Botanical Works of Nehemiah Grew, FRS (1641-1712)' in NR 1972-3 vol 27 pp 219-231 ©The Royal Society 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 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Grew%2C+Nehemiah RCN: 41992 RCN: 18847 RCN: 41990 RCN: 18848 RCN: 18849 RCN: 41991 RCN: 41993 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH3558 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-19104 before 26 Sep 1641 - 25 Mar 1712 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 28/07/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA8411 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/72195733 8e245dcb-8371-468b-bdec-d11df6c61167