Matthias de Lobel

Matthias de L'Obel or Matthaeus Lobelius (1538 – March 3 1616) was born in Lille. He studied medicine in Leuven and Montpellier.

He became physician to William the Silent, Prince of Orange, before moving to England and becoming James I's physician and botanist.

The plant genus Lobelia and the botanical family Lobeliaceae are named after him.