Everything about John Ellis Naturalist totally explained
John Ellis FRS (c
1710 -
October 15,
1776) was an
British linen merchant and
naturalist.
Ellis specialised in the study of
corals. He was elected a member of the
Royal Society in
1754 and in the following year published
An essay towards the Natural History of the Corallines. He was awarded the
Copley Medal in
1767. His
A Natural History of Many Uncommon and Curious Zoophytes, written with
Daniel Solander, was published posthumously in
1776.
Ellis was appointed Royal Agent for
West Florida in 1764 and for
Dominica in 1770. He imported many seeds and plants into England from America, and corresponded with many
botanists, including
Carolus Linnaeus. His essay
Directions for bringing over seeds and plants, from the East Indies.. (1770) included the first illustration of the
Venus Flytrap.
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