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'''John Horne''' [[Fellow of the Linnean Society of London|FLS]] (1835–1905) was |
'''John Horne''' [[Fellow of the Linnean Society of London|FLS]] (1835–1905) was a Scottish botanist. He served as director of the [[Botanic Gardens of Pamplemousses]], [[Mauritius]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Horne was born in [[Lethendy]], [[Perthshire]], [[Scotland]]. He worked at Kew in 1859–1860 and at the Botanic Gardens Mauritius 1861–1891 (Director from 1877). |
Horne was born in [[Lethendy]], [[Perthshire]], [[Scotland]]. He worked at Kew in 1859–1860 and at the Botanic Gardens Mauritius 1861–1891 (Director from 1877). |
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He collected plants in [[Mauritius]] and the [[Seychelles]]. |
He collected plants in [[Mauritius]] and the [[Seychelles]]. |
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On his transfer to [[Fiji]], [[Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore|Arthur Gordon]] hand-picked a retinue of officials to accompany him, including Horne, who moved to Fiji a year after Gordon, in 1876. |
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Revision as of 03:54, 16 September 2016
John Horne FLS (1835–1905) was a Scottish botanist. He served as director of the Botanic Gardens of Pamplemousses, Mauritius.
Life
Horne was born in Lethendy, Perthshire, Scotland. He worked at Kew in 1859–1860 and at the Botanic Gardens Mauritius 1861–1891 (Director from 1877).
He collected plants in Mauritius and the Seychelles.
On his transfer to Fiji, Arthur Gordon hand-picked a retinue of officials to accompany him, including Horne, who moved to Fiji a year after Gordon, in 1876.
Horne died in Jersey in the Channel Islands on 16 April 1905.
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