The John Bargrave Collection
Nicholaus, the Elder Staphorst ( - fl. 1701)
Chemist and director of the Chemical Laboratory of the Royal College of Physicians in London with oversight of the garden as well (Armytage, 26). In 1683 he was cataloging the plants in the garden, and in 1686, he published his Officina Chymica Londinensis (Ibid.). Staphorst emigrated from Hamburg, where he "belong to an important family originating from Staphorst, near Hoya, Low-Saxon, West Germany" (Zeven, 152). He was employed by Sloane (to whom he also taught chemistry) as a translator under Ray's supervision and "must have been known by Petiver" (ibid.). Roles: BotanistRelevant locations: Lived at or near Hamburg
Lived at or near London
Workplace or place of business Chelsea Physic Garden
People linked to person: Nicholaus, the Elder Staphorst was a associate or acquaintance (general) of James Petiver (c. 1665-Apr 1718)
Nicholaus, the Elder Staphorst was a associate or acquaintance (general) of John Ray (1627-1705)
Nicholaus, the Elder Staphorst was a employed by Royal College of Physicians (1518-)
Nicholaus, the Elder Staphorst was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Hans Sloane (1660-1753)
Nicholaus, the Elder Staphorst was a father of Nicholas, the Younger Staphorst (-fl. 1701)