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Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
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John Fraser
1750-10-14 – 1811-04-26
Life & Legacy
John Fraser, FLS, F.R.H.S., (14 October 1750 – 26 April 1811) was a Scottish botanist who collected plant specimens around the world, from North America and the West Indies to Russia and points between, with his primary career activity from 1780 to 1810. Fraser was a commissioned plant collector for Catherine, Czar of Russia in 1795, Paul I of Russia in 1798, and for the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna in 1806; he issued nursery catalogues c. 1790 - 1796 and had an important herbarium that was eventually sold to the Linnean Society.
Occupation & Career
botanist, businessperson, physician
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Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
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Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
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