Tradescant
/ˈtrædɪskænt/- John (1570-1638), English botanist and horticulturalist. He was the earliest known collector of plants and other natural history specimens, and took part in collecting trips to western Europe, Russia, and North Africa. His son John (1608-62) added many plants to his father's collection, which was eventually bequeathed to Elias Ashmole.特拉德斯坎特, 约翰（1570-1638, 英国植物学家, 园艺学家; 他是已知最早的植物及其他自然历史标本收集人, 曾前往西欧、俄国、北非采集标本; 其子约翰[1608-1662], 为其父的收藏增添了多种植物标本, 这些标本最终被遗赠给伊莱亚斯·阿什莫尔）。