John Tradescant the Elder

John Tradescant
John Tradescant the Elder (portrait attributed to Cornelis de Neve)
Born1570s
Suffolk
Died15–16 April 1638
OccupationsNaturalist, gardener, collector and traveller

John Tradescant the Elder ( /trəˈdɛskənt/; c. 1570s – 15–16 April 1638), father of John Tradescant the Younger, was an English naturalist, gardener, collector and traveller.

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