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| Born | (1748-03-05)5 March 1748 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Died | 19 October 1810(1810-10-19) (aged 62) London, England |
| Alma mater | Lund University Uppsala University |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Linnean Society of London |
Jonas Carlsson Dryander (5 March 1748 – 19 October 1810) was aSwedishbotanist.[1]
Dryander was born inGothenburg, Sweden. He was the son of Carl Leonard Dryander and Brita Maria Montin. He was a pupil ofCarl Linnaeus atUppsala University. He enteredLund University in 1778 and received hisMaster of Philosophy in 1778.[1]
He arrived inLondon on 10 July 1777. He became associated with SirJoseph Banks and, following the death of Swedish naturalistDaniel Solander in 1782, was thelibrarian of theRoyal Society and vice-president of theLinnean Society of London.[1]
Dryander's publications includedCatalogus bibliothecae historico-naturalis Josephi Banks (1796-1800).
In 1784, he was elected a foreign member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The genusDryandra was named in his honour by his friend and fellow scientistCarl Peter Thunberg (1743–1828)[2] andRobert Brown namedGrevillea dryandri in his honour.[3]
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