Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists by Oliver
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"Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists" edited by F. W. Oliver is a collection of biographical essays written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on prominent figures in British botany, detailing their contributions and legacies, particularly during the Victorian era. It covers a range of botanists who played key roles in the development of botanical science in Britain. The opening of the volume presents a
preface and introduction, which outline the book's origins and its purpose of compiling the biographies of significant botanists. It originated from a series of lectures delivered at the University of London, later expanded to include additional chapters. Among the botanists mentioned are Robert Morison and John Ray, who are noted as foundational figures in establishing systematic botany in Britain. The text emphasizes both the historical significance of these figures and their influence on modern botanical studies, setting the tone for a detailed exploration of their lives and works that follows in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Oliver, F. W. (Francis Wall), 1864-1951 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 13015586 |
| Title | Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists |
| Contents | Introduction -- Robert Morison and John Ray, by S.H. Vines -- Nehemiah Grew, by A. Arber -- Stephen Hales, by F. Darwin -- John Hill, by T.G. Hill -- Robert Brown, by J.B. Farmer -- Sir William Hooker, by F.O. Bower -- John Stevens Henslow, by G. Henslow -- John Lindley, by F. Keeble -- William Griffith, by W.H. Lang -- Arthur Henfrey, by F.W. Oliver -- William Henry Harvey, by R.L. Praeger -- Miles Joseph Berkeley, by G. Massee -- Sir Joseph Henry Gilbert, by W.B. Bottomley -- William Crawford Williamson, by D.H. Scott -- Harry Marshall Ward, by Sir W. Thiselton-Dyer -- A sketch of the professors of botany in Edinburgh from 1670 until 1887, by I.B. Balfour -- Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by F.O. Bower. |
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Produced by Charlene Taylor, Bryan Ness, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QK: Science: Botany |
| Subject | Botany -- Great Britain -- History |
| Subject | Botanists -- Great Britain -- Biography |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 46415 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-46415-2 |
| Release Date | Jul 26, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1099 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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