Sir John Hill

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Society_of_Arts
gptkb:The_Royal_Society
gptkb:The_Linnean_Society
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1714-06-29
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Hill_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Introduced new plant species
Promoted herbal medicine
Published works on botany
Critiqued_contemporary_medical_practices
gptkbp:deathDate 1775-01-20
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_John's_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:field Literature
Medicine
Natural History
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Hill
gptkbp:influence Literary criticism
Botanical nomenclature
Natural history writing
Pharmaceutical_practices
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Withering
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:knownFor Botany
Pharmacy
gptkbp:legacy Influence on herbal medicine
Historical significance in pharmacy
Recognition_in_botanical_studies
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent Death in 1775
Publication of 'The British Herbal' in 1756
Critique_of_'The_History_of_the_Royal_Society'_in_1759
Birth_of_John_Hill_Jr._in_1740
Election_to_the_Royal_Society_in_1758
Marriage_to_Mary_Hill_in_1735
Publication_of_'The_Vegetable_System'_in_1761
Contribution_to_the_'Philosophical_Transactions'_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:notableWorks The History of the Royal Society
The Vegetable System
The_British_Herbal
gptkbp:occupation Botanist
Physician
Dramatist
gptkbp:portrait Engraved_by_John_Faber_the_Younger
Painted_by_Thomas_Hudson
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Hill