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John Ray

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Ray 1627-1705, English naturalist. He was extremely influential in laying the foundations of systematic biology. With his pupil Francis Willughby, he planned a complete classification of the vegetable and animal kingdoms and toured Europe collecting specimens. On Willughby's death, Ray organized and published the material left by his friend. Ray's own work—the botanical part of the project—includes the important Historia plantarum (3 vol., 1686-1704). Ray was the first to name and make the distinction between monocotyledons and dicotyledons. He was also the first to define... Read more
Ray, John
Ray, John (1627–1705) English naturalist whose work on plant and animal classification later influenced Carl Linnaeus and Cuvier . He was the first to distinguish the two main types of flowering plants as monocotyledons and dicotyledons . Read more
Ray, John
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... Read more

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