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His mother was a keen gardener, and other influences such as his uncle, Rev J E Hull, and neighbour, Charles Robson, led him to an early interest in botany and natural history. [ 3 ] He then studied at Durham College of Science , where he obtained a BSc degree in 1903.
Warren was born on 28 April 1786 in Truro.She lived for most of her adult life in the village of Flushing, near the port of Falmouth. [1]An amateur botanist at a time when British women had no access to higher education, Warren spent her time collecting and preparing plant specimens, corresponding with other botanists, and working with various scientific societies. [1]
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, FRS (24 February [O.S. 13 February] 1743 – 19 June 1820 [1]) was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. [ 2 ] Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador .
The famous botanist was buried in an unmarked grave, under a giant Cedar of Lebanon at the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens in Santa Rosa, California. The tree in the photo no longer stands. As Burbank's life drew to a close, the question arose as to who would carry on his work, and naturally there were many interested in doing so.
Vernon Heywood in 2006. Vernon Hilton Heywood (24 December 1927 – 17 September 2022 [1] [2]) was a British biologist.He specialised in medicinal and aromatic plants, and the conservation of wild relatives of plants.
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James Cash, a journalist, amateur botanist and the first chairman of the Manchester Cryptogamic Society, [3] says Horsefield received some education for a short time when he started work: the weaver for whom he served charged two shillings (10p) per calendar quarter to instruct his young employees in reading. This instruction took the form of ...
His collaboration with George Bentham was especially important. Bentham, an amateur botanist who worked at Kew for many years, was perhaps the leading botanical systematist of the 19th century. [49] The Handbook of the British flora, begun by Bentham and completed by Hooker, was the standard text for a hundred years. It was always known as ...