Martinus Houttuyn
Botanist, Translator
1720 – 1798
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Who was Martinus Houttuyn?
Maarten Houttuyn or Houttuijn Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn, was a Dutch naturalist.
Houttuyn was born in Hoorn, studied medicine in Leiden and moved to Amsterdam in 1753. He published many books on natural history. His areas of interest encompassed Pteridophytes, Bryophytes and Spermatophytes. He died in Amsterdam. In botanical nomenclature, the standard author abbreviation Houtt. is applied to plants described by him. He is commemorated by the monotypic genus Houttuynia, a member of the Saururaceae from China and Japan.
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