TRADESCANT, JOHN [SSNE 1875]

Surname
TRADESCANT
First name
JOHN
Title/rank
NATURALIST, GARDENER, ENVOY
Nationality
ENGLISH
Region
Social status
GENTRY
Education
Religion

Text source

John Tradescant was a Naturalist and Gardener. He also kept a diary and served on Sir Dudly Diggs' [SSNE 3958] embassy to Russia in 1618.

Dictionary of National Biography; S. Konovalov, Oxford Slavonic Papers, Vol. 1, 1950 and Vol. 2, 1951.

Service record

ENGLAND, RUSSIA
Arrived 1618-07-16
Departed 1618-09-02
Capacity ACADEMIC, purpose ACADEMIC