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SUMMARY:Nehemiah Grew\, collector\, curator\, and cataloguer of plants - C
 hristoffer Basse Eriksen (University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20210510T120000Z
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CONTACT:Joanne Green
DESCRIPTION:In 1682\, Nehemiah Grew published his majestic _Anatomy of Pla
 nts_\, which is rightfully lauded for its systematic observations of the m
 inute structures of plants\, and its beautiful visual representations of t
 heir insides. The publication earned Grew recognition as the first anatomi
 st of plants. In this talk\, I want to highlight another aspect of Grew's 
 engagement with the vegetable world\, namely how he sought out specific pl
 ants to study. In order to do so\, I will present snapshot databases of th
 e plant species that Grew observed in his printed works\, as well as a rec
 onstruction of his private plant collection. This plant collection was cat
 alogued by Grew himself in an unpublished manuscript\, and later by Hans S
 loane\, who bought the collection after Grew's death and incorporated it i
 nto his own collection of 'vegetable substances'. Throughout the talk\, Gr
 ew emerges not as anatomist\, but as collector\, curator\, and cataloguer 
 of plants.
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