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John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years [ edit ] Born in Catton , near Norwich , England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley.
John Lindley (born February 5, 1799, Old Catton, Norfolk, England—died November 1, 1865, London) was a British botanist whose attempts to formulate a natural system of plant classification greatly aided the transition from the artificial (considering the characters of single parts) to the natural system (considering all characters of a plant).
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Feb 5, 2020 · John Lindley (1799-1865) On February 5, 1799, English botanist, gardener and orchidologist John Lindley was born. His attempts to formulate a natural system of plant classification greatly aided the transition from the artificial (considering the characters of single parts) to the natural system (considering all characters of a plant ).
Jun 11, 2018 · Lindley, John (b.Cation, near Norwich, England, 5 February 1799; d. Turnham Green, Middlesex, England, 1 November 1865), botany, horticulture. A man endowed with an extraordinary capacity for work and a restless, aggressive, untiring intellect, who attained distinction in all his varied activities, Lindley was among the most industrious, many-sided and productive of the nineteenth-century ...
Feb 5, 2020 · John Lindley, an English horticulturist, was born Feb. 5, 1799. Son of a seed-merchant, Lindley was largely a self-taught botanist, working for Sir Joseph Banks as a young man, writing a few short monographs, joining the Linnean Society of London, and becoming a secretary to the Horticultural Society by 1822.
John Lindley (1799–1865) John Lindley was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, he was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and John assisted in the garden as a boy and also collected the wild flowers he found growing in the Norfolk countryside.
Nov 1, 2020 · November 1, 1865. Today is the anniversary of the death of the British gardener, botanist, and orchidologist John Lindley. John served as secretary to the Royal Horticultural Society for 43 years. This is why the Lindley Library at the RHS is named in honor of John Lindley. When he was little, John‘s dad owned a nursery and an orchard.
