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1 Online-Ressource (622 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9781139095488
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Botany and Horticulture
Content:
Originally published in 1832, this two-volume account of the life of Sir James Edward Smith (1759–1828) was posthumously compiled by his wife, Pleasance (1773–1877). Smith trained originally as a doctor, but his independent wealth enabled him to pursue botany. Hugely influenced by the work of Linnaeus, he benefited greatly from the purchase of the latter's library and herbarium in 1783, upon the advice of his friend, Sir Joseph Banks. He was highly regarded throughout Europe as a botanist, and in 1788 founded the Linnean Society. He published various botanical works, of which the most important was The English Flora (1824–8), and assisted in the publication of many more. His wife recounts his 'religious, social and scientific character' as well as his achievements, and Volume 2 includes correspondence from Alexander von Humboldt, and concludes with an appendix in which short papers by Smith present a variety of topics
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108037082
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108037082
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139095488
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139095488
Author information:
Smith, James Edward 1759-1828
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