John Martyn (1699-1768) was a botanist. He became Professor of Botany at Cambridge, though he was absent most of the time. In 1730 he moved to Chelsea to have access to the Chelsea Physic Garden. Martyn published botanical works throughout his career.
Reference:
D. E. Allen, ‘Martyn, John (1699-1768)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2012 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/18235 [accessed 17 July 2013]).
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