William Curtis

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botanist entomologist human scientist from the United Kingdom

William Curtis was an 18th-century English botanist and entomologist best known for founding the Botanical Magazine and serving as the Praefectus Horti (director) of the Chelsea Physic Garden.

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Label	Occurrences
William Curtis canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	botanist ⓘ entomologist ⓘ human ⓘ scientist from the United Kingdom ⓘ
authorOf	Flora Londinensis NERFINISHED ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	18th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1746-01-11 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1799-07-07 ⓘ
described	British flora ⓘ British insects ⓘ
educatedAt	Chelsea Physic Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer	Chelsea Physic Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	English ⓘ
familyName	Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	botany ⓘ entomology ⓘ horticulture ⓘ
founded	Curtis's Botanical Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	scientific illustration ⓘ
givenName	William ⓘ
hasOccupation	author ⓘ publisher ⓘ
hasPartInCollection	entomological specimens ⓘ herbarium specimens ⓘ
hasWorkLocation	Brompton, London NERFINISHED ⓘ Chelsea, London NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	British horticulture ⓘ botanical illustration ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
movement	Enlightenment science ⓘ
name	William Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	directing the Chelsea Physic Garden ⓘ founding Curtis's Botanical Magazine ⓘ
notableWork	Curtis's Botanical Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ Flora Londinensis NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	botanist ⓘ entomologist ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Alton, Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Brompton, London NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Praefectus Horti of the Chelsea Physic Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ director of the Chelsea Physic Garden ⓘ
publisherOf	Curtis's Botanical Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
workLocation	London, England ⓘ surface form: London

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Lady Penrhyn (ship) → owner → William Curtis ⓘ

subject surface form: Lady Penrhyn