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Also Known As John Wray
Born November 29, 1627 • England
Died January 17, 1705 (aged 77) • England
Notable Works “Historia Plantarum” • “Methodus Plantarum Nova”
Subjects Of Study species • taxonomy

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John Ray, detail of an oil painting; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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