John Rutty

Physician, Author

1697 – 1775

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Who was John Rutty?

John Rutty was a Dublin Quaker physician and naturalist born in Melksham. He was the author of many texts including A methodical synopsis of the Mineral Waters of Ireland and An Essay towards the Natural History of the County of Dublin. After his death his spiritual diary was published and the botanist William Henry Harvey named the genus Acanthaceae Ruttya after him.

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Born
1697
Melksham
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Died
1775

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on July 23, 2013

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