Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England
Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England
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Richard Pulteney (1730–1801) was a botanist and physician, influential in promoting the Linnaean system of classification in England. This 1790 two-volume examination of the development of botanical studies in Britain is still of great interest to botanists and garden historians.
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Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England by Richard Pulteney
Richard Pulteney (1730–1801) was a Leicestershire physician whose medical career suffered both from a lack of aristocratic patronage and from his dissenting religious background. However, his lifelong interest in botany and natural history, and particularly his work on the new Linnaean system of botanical classification, led to publications in the Gentleman's Magazine and the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1762. His book on Linnaeus (also reissued in this series), first published in 1782, was later considered to be of great significance for the acceptance in England of the Linnaean system, and this two-volume work, published in 1790, is still relevant to the study of the history of botany. Volume 2 includes the development of botanical gardens, famous figures such as Dillenius and Sherard, and the study of botany in Scotland and Ireland.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781108037334 |
| ISBN 10 | 110803733X |
| Title | Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England |
| Author | Richard Pulteney |
| Series | Historical And Biographical Sketches Of The Progress Of Botany In England 2 Volume Set |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2011-12-08 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |