Laurens Theodorus Gronovius

Throughout his lifetime Gronovius amassed an extensive collection of zoological and botanical specimens.

He is especially remembered for his work in the field of ichthyology, where he played a significant role in the classification of fishes.

Today, a number of these preserved specimens are kept in the Natural History Museum in London.

In 1762 he published the second edition of his father's Flora Virginica exhibens Plantas.

[1] Gronovius is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of lizard, Scelotes gronovii[2] and of the man-of-war fish