John Beaumont was a natural philosopher, geologist, translator, and writer who contributed specimens to the Royal Society’s collection.
Reference:
Scott Mandelbrote, ‘Beaumont, John (c.1640-1731)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2010 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1876 [accessed 1 Sept 2011]).
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