Q:What type of details about johann jacob dillenius can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: johann jacob dillen dillenius -lrb- 1684 -- 2 april 1747 -rrb- was a german botanist . dillen was born at darmstadt and was educated at the university of giessen , where he wrote several botanical papers for the '' ephemerides naturae curiosorum '' , and printed , in 1719 , his '' catalogus plantarum sponte circa gissam nascentium '' , illustrated with figures drawn and engraved by his own hand , and containing descriptions of many new species . in 1721 , at the instance of the botanist william sherard -lrb- 1659 -- 1728 -rrb- , he moved to england , and in 1724 he published a new edition of john ray 's '' synopsis methodica stirpium britannicarum '' . in 1732 he published '' hortus elthamensis '' , a catalogue of the rare plants growing at eltham , london , in the collection of sherard 's younger brother , james -lrb- 1666 -- 1738 -rrb- , who , after making a fortune as an apothecary , devoted himself to gardening and music . for this work dillen himself executed 324 plates , and it was described by linnaeus , who spent a month with him at oxford in 1736 , and afterwards dedicated his '' critica botanica '' to him , as '' opus botanicum quo absolutius mundus non vidit '' . linnaeus would later name a genus of tropical tree '' dillenia '' in his honor . in 1734 dillenius was appointed sherardian professor of botany at oxford , in accordance with the will of w. sherard , who at his death in 1728 left the university 3000 pounds for the endowment of the chair , as well as his library and herbarium , all on the condition that dillenius should be appointed the first professor . dillen , who was also the author of an '' historia muscorum '' -lrb- 1741 -rrb- , died at oxford , of apoplexy . his manuscripts , books and collections of dried plants , with many drawings , were bought by his successor at oxford , dr. humphry sibthorp -lrb- 1713 -- 1797 -rrb- , and ultimately passed into the possession of oxford university . for an account of his collections preserved at oxford , see '' the dillenian herbaria '' , by g....
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