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John Parkinson (1567–1650; buried 6 August 1650) was the last of the great English herbalists and one of the first of the great English botanists. He was apothecary to James I and a founding member of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in December 1617, and was later Royal Botanist to Charles I. [1] He is known for two monumental works ...
Jan 7, 2018 · We chose to focus on four aspects: a brief Parkinson bio; Parkinson as an apothecary (and his role in founding the Society of Apothecaries, 1617); Parkinson as a gardener (and author of Paradisi in Sole, 1629); and Parkinson as a herbalist (and author of Theatrum Botanicum, 1640).
May 18, 2008 · John Parkinson, born in 1566 or 1567 (probably in England), wrote the first substantial book on English gardening, and was one of the first British botanists. He started his working life in medicine, beginning his apprenticeship to a London apothecary, Francis Slater, at Christmas 1585 and completed serving it in 1593.
Nov 14, 2018 · Parkinson’s works on plants and gardening in England remained integral to botany, herbalism, and medicinal healing for decades after his death, and he was one of the first significant botanists to introduce exotic flowers into England in the 17th century to study their healing properties.
Nov 30, 2021 · John Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants. Or, An Herball of a Large Extent: Containing therein a More Ample and Exact History and Declaration...
Aug 6, 2015 · John Parkinson, an English botanist, was buried Aug. 6, 1650, at the age of about 83. He was the official apothecary to King James I and the royal botanist for his successor, Charles I. Parkinson published two botanical works that make an interesting pair.
Theatricum Botanicum is the magnum opus of John Parkinson (1567-1650), an early English herbalist, apothecary, and botanist. It is the most comprehensive treatise on plants of its day, and the first to describe 33 plants native to the United Kingdom, including the Welsh Poppy ( Papaver cambricum), Strawberry...
