David Don
David Don | |
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| Born | 21 December 1799 Linnean Society, London |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | D.Don |
David Don (21 December 1799 – 15 December 1841) was a
Biography
David Don was born on 21 December 1799 at Doo Hillock, Forfar, Angus, Scotland to Caroline Clementina Stuart, and her husband George Don of Forfar. His older brother was George Don, also a botanist. His father was a curator at the Royal Botanic Garden, Leith Walk, Edinburgh. Don was Professor of Botany at King's College London from 1836 to 1841, and librarian at the Linnean Society of London from 1822 to 1841.[citation needed]
He described several of the major
He also named the orchid genus Pleione in 1825.[citation needed]
Don was librarian to the botanist
On 15 April 1837 in Soho he married Mary Evans (1788/9–1864). He died on 8 December 1841 from cancer, and is buried at Kensal Green.[1]
In 1938, the
List of selected publications
- Don, David (1836). Theophrastaceae
See also
References
- ^ a b "BANKS, SIR JOSEPH (1743-1820), BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858), DON, DAVID (1800–1841)". English Heritage. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. D.Don.
Bibliography
- Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 15. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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