Adolphus Ypey (4 June 1749 – 27 February 1822), also spelled Adolphus Ypeus or Adolf Ypey, was a Dutch botanist and Doctor of Philosophy and Medicine who graduated at the

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and stayed on to lecture in botany. He later lectured in

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at the

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. He was the son of professor Nicolaas Ypey. His graduate dissertation was entitled with academic advisor

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. Ypey is best known for his richly illustrated work of one hundred plates, , published in 1813 by the

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printer J. C. Sepp en zoon, and a supplementary work to that of

Johannes Zorn Johannes Zorn (1739 in Kempten – 1799) was a German pharmacist, botanist and botanical illustrator. After his studies in pharmacy, Zorn became an apothecary in his hometown. He made extensive trips across Europe to collect medicinal plants, and ...

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