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Ray, John
A Dictionary of British History
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Ray, John (1607–1705). Naturalist. The son of an Essex blacksmith, Ray was enabled to study at Cambridge, where he subsequently taught for thirteen years. Supported by prosperous friends, he pursued his career as a naturalist, attempting a systematic description of all living things. Botany remained his first love and he laid the foundation for a system of classification based on all structural characteristics, setting out many of the natural orders now employed by botanists.
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/25/1993; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/8/1994; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/20/1988; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/26/1993; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/5/1990; ; 700+ words
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Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
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Ray, John
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
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Nicholas Ray
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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