What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: John Ray 1627-1705 'The father of natural history' born in the adjacent cottage Recorded plaque organisation: Braintree & Bocking Civic Society.
John Ray was a significant English naturalist and theologian, known for his contributions to the classification of plants and animals, earning him the title "the father of natural history."
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