TRADESCANT, JOHN [SSNE 1875]

Surname

TRADESCANT

First name

JOHN

Title/rank

NATURALIST, GARDENER, ENVOY

Nationality

ENGLISH

Social status

GENTRY

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