Adriaan van Royen
Dutch botanist
Died when: 74 years 109 days (891 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Adriaan van Royen (11 November 1704 in Leiden – 28 February 1779 in Leiden) was a Dutch botanist. He was a professor at Leiden University and is associated with Carl Linnaeus.
He is best known for his work on flora of Southeast Asia. Adriaan van Royen formed a close relationship with Linnaeus, who had visited the Leiden Botanic Garden during a stay in Leiden between 1737 and 1738.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728. He died in Leiden in 1779. The genus Royena L. (= Diospyros sect.
Royena (L.) F.White), in the Ebenaceae, and Blume. Sutton, D.A. are named after him. The standard author abbreviation Royen is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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