John Gerard
1545–1612
Herbalist. Superintendent of the gardens of Lord Burghley in the Strand, London, and at Theobalds, Hertfordshire; had his own garden at Holborn, London. Published his famous Herball in 1597. Chosen master of the Barber-Surgeons’ Company, 1607.
Source
DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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