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John Gerard (4 October 1564 – 27 July 1637) was a priest of the Society of Jesus who operated a secret ministry of the underground Catholic Church in England during the Elizabethan era. He was born into the English nobility as the second son of Sir Thomas Gerard at Old Bryn Hall, near Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire.
John Gerard (also John Gerarde, 1545–1612) was an English herbalist with a large garden in Holborn, now part of London. His 1,484-page illustrated Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes, first published in 1597, became a popular gardening and herbal book in English in the 17th century.
- The book Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes
- Botany
- 1545, Nantwich, Cheshire, England
- St Andrews, Holborn
John Gerard was an English herbalist, author of The Herball, or generall historie of plantes (1597). In 1562 Gerard went to London to become an apprentice to a barber-surgeon and, after seven years, was granted permission to establish his own practice.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 28, 2014 · The said inquisitor was Richard Topcliffe, the Queen’s chief interrogator and sadistic torturer; the prisoner was Fr. John Gerard, a captured English Jesuit who was being held in the Clink Prison. With great finesse, he had handled the question.
John Gerard was a Jesuit priest who lived in England during the persecution of Catholics. He wrote an autobiography of his adventures, escapes, and conversions, and was a friend of Mary Ward and the Gunpowder Plotters.
John Gerard was a priest of the Society of Jesus who operated a secret ministry of the illegal and underground Catholic Church in England during the Elizabethan era. He was born into the English nobility as the second son of Sir Thomas Gerard at Old Bryn Hall, near Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire.
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May 23, 2018 · John Gerard. 1542-1612. English Botanist. J ohn Gerard was one of the most important English botanists. He is known primarily for his Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes (1597), a book that combined medical knowledge of plants with poetic prose, personal observations, and elaborate illustrations.
