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Memoir and Correspondence of the Late Sir James Edward Smith, M.D. (Paperback)
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Memoir and Correspondence of the Late Sir James Edward Smith, M.D. (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture, Volume 2
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Originally published in 1832, this two-volume account of the life
of Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828) was posthumously compiled by
his wife, Pleasance (1773-1877). Smith trained originally as a
doctor, but his independent wealth enabled him to pursue botany.
Hugely influenced by the work of Linnaeus, he benefited greatly
from the purchase of the latter's library and herbarium in 1783,
upon the advice of his friend, Sir Joseph Banks. He was highly
regarded throughout Europe as a botanist, and in 1788 founded the
Linnean Society. He published various botanical works, of which the
most important was The English Flora (1824-8), and assisted in the
publication of many more. His wife recounts his 'religious, social
and scientific character' as well as his achievements, and Volume 2
includes correspondence from Alexander von Humboldt, and concludes
with an appendix in which short papers by Smith present a variety
of topics.
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