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Adriaan van Royen

Adriaan van Royen (11 November 1704 in Leiden – 28 February 1779 in Leiden) was a Dutch botanist. He was a professor at Leiden University and is associated with Carl Linnaeus.[1]

Adriaan van Royen
Adriaan van Royen
Painting by Hieronymus van der Mey]
Born(1704-11-04)November 4, 1704
DiedFebruary 28, 1779(1779-02-28) (aged 74)
NationalityDutch
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsLeiden University

He is best known for his work on flora of Southeast Asia. Adriaan van Royen formed a close relationship with Linnaeus, who had visited the Leiden Botanic Garden during a stay in Leiden between 1737 and 1738.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728.[2]

He died in Leiden in 1779.

The genus Royena L. (= Diospyros sect. Royena (L.) F.White), in the Ebenaceae, and Melastoma royenii Blume. Sutton, D.A. are named after him.

References edit

  1. ^ Sandermann Olsen, Sven-Erik, (1997): Bibliographia Discipuli Linnæi, Bibliographies of the 331 Pupils of Linnæus, Kopenhagen
  2. ^ . Royal Society. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Royen.


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