John Fraser (botanist)

John Fraser (* 1750 in the county of Inverness -shire, † May 3, 1811 in Chelsea ( London) ) was a Scottish nurserymen. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Fraser ".

On behalf of the Russian Empress Catherine the Great, he collected plants. When he returned back to civilization, Russia had a new czar who wanted nothing to do with the order.

Fraser was Nurserymen in Chelsea. He led a North American plants he collected in America 1785-1796. During this period he became acquainted with Thomas Walter know and became friends with him.

The Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri ) and the mountain magnolia (Magnolia fraseri ) were named after him.

Works

  • A short history of the Agrostis cornucopiae ...., 1789.
  • Thalia dealbata .... In 1794.
  • A catalog of new and interesting plants in Upper Louisiana .... In 1813.

Swell

  • Robert Zander, Fritz Encke, Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold (eds.): Handbook of Plant Names. 13th edition. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5.
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