RAY, John

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Well-known early naturalist who was primarily a botanist and who worked with Francis Willughby on Lepidoptera. His ‘Extract of a letter concerning spontaneous creation’ (Philos. Trans. 6(74), 1671, pp.2219-20) includes notes on some insects smelling of musk including Aromia moschata . (MD 11/04)
Dates
29 November 1628 – 7 January 1704