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  1. Richard Anthony Salisbury FRS (born Richard Anthony Markham; 2 May 1761 – 23 March 1829) was a British botanist. While he carried out valuable work in horticultural and botanical sciences, several bitter disputes caused him to be ostracised by his contemporaries.

  2. Salisbury, Richard Anthony (1761-1829) A controversial botanist, the son of Richard Markham, a clothmaker from Leeds. While at Edinburgh University (1782-), Richard adopted the surname Salisbury in order to inherit from a relative of his maternal grandmother and pay for his tuition.

  3. Feb 25, 2023 · Learn about the life and work of Richard Anthony Salisbury, a botanist who rejected the Linnaean system and promoted the natural system of plant classification. Discover his controversies, his publications, and his legacy in horticulture.

  4. Biography. Distinguished botanist and gardener, Fellow and one of the Founders of the Royal Linnean Society (1788), and one of the Founders and first secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society of London (1810); of Chapel Allerton Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, and later of Mill Hill, Middlesex.

    • Male
    • May 2, 1761
    • Caroline (Staniforth) Salisbury
    • March 23, 1829
  5. SALISBURY, RICHARD ANTHONY (17611829), botanist, only son of Richard Markham, cloth merchant, of Leeds, was born in 1761 at Leeds. His mother was descended from Jonathan Laycock of Shaw Hill, who married Mary Lyte, sister of Henry Lyte [q. v.], the translator of Dodoens 's ‘Herbal.’

  6. Richard Anthony Salisbury. primary name:Salisbury, Richard Anthony. other name:Markham, Richard Anthony. Details. individual; British; Male. Life dates. 1761-1829.

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  8. Mar 16, 2024 · Salisbury, Richard Anthony, (1761-1829), Botanist. This page summarises records created by this Person. The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually...

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