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Information trouvée : John Gerard (1545 in Nantwich 1611/12 in London) was an English Botanist famous for
his herbal. After being educated in Willaston near Nantwich he started to study medicine
and travelled widely as a ship's surgeon. From 1577 on, he supervised the gardens
of Lord Burleigh in London. In 1595 Gerard became a member of the Court of Assistants
in the Barber-Surgeon's company, in 1597 he was appointed Junior Warden of the Barber-Surgeons,
in 1608 Master of the same.