Royen , Adriaan , van , 1704-1779 , physician and botanist

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Royen , Adriaan , van , 1704-1779 , physician and botanist

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Adriaan van Royen was a Dutch physician and botanist, MD at Leyden in 1728, and Professor of Medicine and Botany, from 1732 to 1754. He was the successor of Boerhaave as Director of the Botanical Garden.