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| John JOHNSTON M.D. 1634 (Incorp. from Leyden [ Holland ]). S. of Simon, of Craigieburn, Nithsdale [ Dumfries-shire ]. B. at Sambter [Samter], Poland , 03 Sep., 1603. Matric. (at St Andrew's [ Fife ]), 29 Jan., 1623/4. Travelled abroad, 1625-9 . Took courses of botany and medicine at Cambridge [ Cambridgeshire ], 1629 . M.D. (Leyden [ Holland ]) 1632 . Practised medicine there and obtained a great reputation. Retired to his estate near Liegnitz in Silesia , 1655 . A distinguished naturalist. Author, scientific. Died 08 Jun., 1675; buried at Lessno, Poland . ( D.N.B. ) | John JOHNSTON Approx. lifespan: 1610–1675 M.D. 1634 (Incorp. from Leyden, [Holland], ) s. of Simon JOHNSTON of Craigieburn Nithsdale, [Dumfries-shire], b. at Sambter [Samter] Poland , 1603:09:03 Matric. (at St Andrew's, [Fife], ) 1623/4:01:29 Travelled abroad 1625-29 Took courses of botany and medicine at Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], 1629 M.D. ( Leyden, [Holland], ) 1632 Practised medicine there and obtained a great reputation. Retired to his estate near Liegnitz in Silesia , 1655 A distinguished naturalist. Author, scientific. Died 1675:06:08 ; buried at Lessno, Poland , ( D.N.B. ) [app:]M.D 1632:09:15 [:app] [app:]M.D 1634 ; incorp. from Leyden, [Holland], [:app] [app:]His best known work, Thaumatographia Naturalis, was composed in 1630 and published at Amsterdam, [Holland], in 1632 ; several editions followed An English translation was made by John Rowland[:app] [app:](P.J. Wallis; Ferguson VI. 12–14)[:app] |