caption death_date death_place religion nationality field birth_date known_for residence image article_title name
an theatrum botanicum '' -lrb- 1640 -rrb- , reprinted in agnes engraving arber 's '' herbals '' -lrb- 1912 -rrb- . of parkinson from his monumental work '' summer 1650 1567 ; buried 6 august 1650 probably london , england roman catholic english herbalism and botany 1567 publishing -lrb- 1629 -rrb- and '' theatrum botanicum '' -lrb- 1640 '' -rrb- paradisi in sole , paradisus terrestris '' london , england john-parkinson . jpg john parkinson -lrb- botanist -rrb-
 john parkinson
john parkinson -lrb- botanist -rrb-

john parkinson -lrb- 1567 -- 1650 ; buried 6 august 1650 -rrb- was the last of the great english herbalists and one of the first of the great english botanists .
he was apothecary to james i and a founding member of the worshipful society of apothecaries in december 1617 , and was later royal botanist to charles i .
he is known for two monumental works , `` paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris '' -lrb- `` park-in-sun 's terrestrial paradise '' , 1629 -rrb- , which generally describes the proper cultivation of plants ; and `` theatrum botanicum '' -lrb- `` the botanical theatre '' or `` theatre of plants '' , 1640 -rrb- , the most complete and beautifully presented english treatise on plants of its time .
one of the most eminent gardeners of his day , he kept a botanical garden at long acre in covent garden , today close to trafalgar square , and maintained close relations with other important english and continental botanists , herbalists and plantsmen .
