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John Ray (Black Notley, perto de Braintree, em Essex, 29 de novembro de 1627 — 17 de janeiro de 1705) foi um naturalista inglês. É às vezes referido como o pai da história natural inglesa. Em 1670 mudou seu nome para John Wray . Contrariamente a outros naturalistas da sua época, não era médico.
John Ray FRS (29 November 1627 – 17 January 1705) was a Christian English naturalist widely regarded as one of the earliest of the English parson-naturalists. Until 1670, he wrote his name as John Wray .
3 de abr. de 2024 · John Ray (born Nov. 29, 1627, Black Notley, Essex, Eng.—died Jan. 17, 1705, Black Notley) was a leading 17th-century English naturalist and botanist who contributed significantly to progress in taxonomy. His enduring legacy to botany was the establishment of species as the ultimate unit of taxonomy.
John Ray foi a primeira pessoa a publicar uma definição amplamente aceita da palavra espécie. Sua definição deixou claro que qualquer semente da mesma planta era da mesma espécie, mesmo que tivesse características diferentes.
John Ray was a prominent English scientist and philosopher in the 17th century, who wrote on plants, animals, fossils, and theology. He advocated for studying nature as a way to understand God's wisdom and power, and influenced later botanists with his classification system based on morphology.
Learn about John Ray, a pioneer of taxonomy and plant classification, who divided plants into three groups: cryptogams, monocotyledons and dicotyledons. Find out his biography, achievements, publications and legacy in this web page.
Library Graduate Trainee Jessica Hudson explores the significance of John Ray's work in sowing the seeds of modern taxonomy.
