John Lindley

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19th-century scientist English person author botanist editor taxonomist university teacher

John Lindley was a 19th-century English botanist renowned for his influential work in plant taxonomy and classification.

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instanceOf 19th-century scientist ⓘ
English person ⓘ
author ⓘ
botanist ⓘ
editor ⓘ
taxonomist ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
awardReceived Royal Medal ⓘ
contributedTo development of the natural system of plant classification ⓘ
early classification of orchids ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1799-02-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1865-11-01 ⓘ
educatedAt Norwich School of painters ⓘ
surface form: Norwich School (informal botanical training via local botanists)
employer Horticultural Society of London ⓘ
surface form: Royal Horticultural Society

University of London ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Lindley ⓘ
father George Lindley ⓘ
fieldOfWork botany ⓘ
orchidology ⓘ
plant classification ⓘ
plant taxonomy ⓘ
genre botanical textbooks ⓘ
scientific literature ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
influenced later systems of plant taxonomy ⓘ
knownFor classification of orchids ⓘ
reforming natural system of plant classification ⓘ
work on plant taxonomy and classification ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Linnean Society of London ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ
name John Lindley self-link ⓘ
notableWork A Synopsis of the British Flora ⓘ
An Introduction to the Natural System of Botany ⓘ
Ladies’ Botany ⓘ
The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants ⓘ
The Theory of Horticulture ⓘ
The Vegetable Kingdom ⓘ
occupation botanist ⓘ
professor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Catton, near Norwich, Norfolk, England ⓘ
placeOfDeath Acton Green ⓘ
surface form: Acton Green, London, England
positionHeld Professor of Botany at University College London ⓘ
Horticultural Society of London ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of the Horticultural Society of London
spouse Sarah Freestone ⓘ
workLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

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John Lindley → name → John Lindley self-link ⓘ