Johannes Burman

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Engraved portrait of Johannes Burman, dated 1736, from the frontispiece to the 1737 first edition of his Thesaurus Zeylanicus

Johannes Burman (26 April 1707 in

Ceylon, Amboina and Cape Colony.[1] The name Pelargonium
was introduced by Johannes Burman.

Johannes Burman was the eldest son of the theologian

.

Carl Linnaeus, in 1735 on a trip through Holland, was invited by Burman, carrying a letter of recommendation from Herman Boerhaave. Burman was impressed by his near-contemporary and offered him accommodation in his home on Keizersgracht. Linnaeus was employed by Burman for almost six weeks to complete a flora of the plants of Ceylon.[2][3]

Burman introduced Linnaeus to George Clifford III and Clifford showed them a fantastic book. It was not in Burman's collections and Clifford said he could have it in exchange for Linnaeus who was employed to survey the gardens and the menagerie at Hartekamp.[2] Burman was later commemorated by Linné in the genus Burmannia and family Burmanniaceae.

Burmann published his book with plants from the

Rumphius. For research and as illustrations on plants from the West Indies he used the work of the French botanist Charles Plumier.[4]

The standard

author abbreviation Burm. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

Works

References

  1. ^ Botanical exploration of Southern Africa: an illustrated history of early ... By Mary Gunn, L. E. W. Codd [1]
  2. ^ a b "Linné on line – Linnaeus acquires many friends… and is sold for a book!". www2.linnaeus.uu.se. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  3. ^ "When Lanka's haven of herbs became the centre of research". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  4. ^ "De wereld aan boeken » Johannes Burman". Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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  6. ^ Rumphius, Georgius Everhardus (1741–1750). Burmannus, Joannes (ed.). Herbarium Amboinense, plurimas conplectens arbores, frutices, herbas, plantas terrestres & aquaticas, quae in Amboina, et adjacentibus reperiuntur insulis (in Dutch and Latin). Amstelaedami: apud Franciscum Changuion, Joannem Catuffe, Hermannum Uytwerf. (Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

External links

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