John Bartram (March 23, 1699 – September 22, 1777) was an American botanist, horticulturist, and explorer, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for most of his career. Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus said he was the "greatest natural botanist in the world." Bartram corresponded with and shared North American plants and seeds with a variety of scientists in England and Europe.
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23 March 1699 Darby, Pennsylvania Colony
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Died |
22 September 1777 (aged 78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Colony
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Zodiac | Aries |
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