John Ellis ( c 1710 - 1776 )

Birth: Ireland (c 1710) Death: London (15 October 1776) Profession: Merchant Research Field: Natural history Career: In business as a merchant in London (until 1764); agent for West Florida (1764) and for Dominica (1770); his views on natural history were opposed by Job Baster (FRS 1738); the genus Ellisia (Boraginaceae) was named after him Membership: Fellow Election Date: 14/02/1754 Medals/Prizes: Copley 1767.