Jean Ruelle
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Jean Ruelle (1474 Soissons
- 1537), was a French herbalist and physician to Francois I
. He became a priest after giving up medicine. He published a Latin translation of Dioscorides' De Materia Medica in 1529 and followed this up in 1536 with De Natura Stirpium.
The plant genus Ruellia
is named after him.
Soissons
Soissons is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about northeast of Paris. It is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones...
- 1537), was a French herbalist and physician to Francois I
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...
. He became a priest after giving up medicine. He published a Latin translation of Dioscorides' De Materia Medica in 1529 and followed this up in 1536 with De Natura Stirpium.
The plant genus Ruellia
Ruellia
Ruellia is a genus of flowering plants. Commonly known as ruellias or wild petunias, they are not closely related to petunias . Both genera belong to the same euasterid clade, however...
is named after him.