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Richard Pulteney (1730-1801) was a Leicestershire physician whose
medical career suffered both from a lack of aristocratic patronage
and from his dissenting religious background. However, his lifelong
interest in botany and natural history, and particularly his work
on the new Linnaean system of botanical classification, led to
publications in the Gentleman's Magazine and the Philosophical
Transactions of the Royal Society. He was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society in 1762. His book on Linnaeus (also reissued in this
series), first published in 1782, was later considered to be of
great significance for the acceptance in England of the Linnaean
system, and this two-volume work, published in 1790, is still
relevant to the study of the history of botany. Volume 1 begins in
'primaeval' and 'druidical' times and continues to the seventeenth
century, including the first printed herbals and the work of the
great botanist John Ray.
Richard Pulteney (1730-1801) was a Leicestershire physician whose
medical career suffered both from a lack of aristocratic patronage
and from his dissenting religious background. However, his lifelong
interest in botany and natural history, and particularly his work
on the new Linnaean system of botanical classification, led to
publications in the Gentleman's Magazine and the Philosophical
Transactions of the Royal Society. He was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society in 1762. His book on Linnaeus (also reissued in this
series), first published in 1782, was later considered to be of
great significance for the acceptance in England of the Linnaean
system, and this two-volume work, published in 1790, is still
relevant to the study of the history of botany. Volume 2 includes
the development of botanical gardens, famous figures such as
Dillenius and Sherard, and the study of botany in Scotland and
Ireland.
Carl Linnaeus (1707 88), father of modern taxonomy, was one of the
most important scientists of the eighteenth century. This biography
was written by Richard Pulteney (1730 1801), a physician and
botanist who greatly admired Linnaeus' methods and aimed to promote
them in England. The first edition was published in 1781 and
contains a thorough account of the major works of Linnaeus and his
unpublished papers. As well as details of his academic career, the
work also gives insights into Linnaeus' character and personal
life. The second edition, reissued here, was edited by William
George Maton (1774 1835), a physician and member of the Linnean
Society, and published in 1805. It contains in addition a memoir of
Pulteney and a translation of a Swedish life of Linnaeus based on
his own notes. The book is a rich source of information on a
central figure in the history of botany.
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1799. 2],92p.; 2
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