William Roxburgh
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William Roxburgh was an 18th–19th century Scottish surgeon and botanist, often called the "Father of Indian Botany" for his pioneering work documenting the flora of the Indian subcontinent.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Roxburgh canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish botanist
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Scottish surgeon ⓘ botanist ⓘ person ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of systematic botany in India
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early floristic catalogues of India ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| described | many new species of Indian plants ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Edinburgh Medical School
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University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| employer |
British East India Company
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Madras Medical Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish people ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indian flora
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botany ⓘ medicine ⓘ |
| hasHonorificEponym |
genus Roxburghia
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numerous plant species with the epithet roxburghii ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nathaniel Wallich
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William Griffith (botanist) NERFINISHED ⓘ subsequent Indian botanists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Asiatic Society of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Roxburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Father of Indian Botany ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering documentation of the flora of the Indian subcontinent
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systematic botanical surveys in India ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Flora Indica
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Icones Roxburghianae (plant illustrations corpus) NERFINISHED ⓘ Plants of the Coast of Coromandel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
botanist
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surgeon ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Company surgeon in Madras Presidency
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Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
Indian plants
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tropical botany ⓘ |
| usedTaxonAuthorAbbreviation | Roxb. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Calcutta
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Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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