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Jonathan Stokes

Jonathan Stokes
Bornc. 1755
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Died30 April 1831
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Resting placeSt Mary's, Chesterfield
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Known forEarly adopter of digitalis, contributions to botany
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, Botany
InstitutionsStourbridge, Chesterfield
Thesis (1782)
Digitalis purpurea (Common Foxglove)

Jonathan Stokes (c. 1755 – 30 April 1831) was an English physician and botanist, a member of the Lunar Society of Birmingham, and an early adopter of the heart drug digitalis.


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