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John Horne was borne in [[Lethendy]], [[Perthshire]], [[Scotland]] in 1835. |
John Horne was borne in [[Lethendy]], [[Perthshire]], [[Scotland]] in 1835. |
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He worked at Kew in 1859-1860 and at the Botanic Gardens |
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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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=thmPzIltAV8C&pg=PA356&lpg=PA356&dq=john+horne+mauritius&source=web&ots=9Em-fPeaR2&sig=qTtE45eDKyw9zcDvyOHuOd0v9NI#PPA356,M1 Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists] |
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=thmPzIltAV8C&pg=PA356&lpg=PA356&dq=john+horne+mauritius&source=web&ots=9Em-fPeaR2&sig=qTtE45eDKyw9zcDvyOHuOd0v9NI#PPA356,M1 Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists] |
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Revision as of 13:53, 23 July 2008
John Horne (1835-1905) was the Director of the Botanical Gardens in Mauritius.
Life
John Horne was borne in Lethendy, Perthshire, Scotland in 1835.
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.
In 1876, he spent a year collecting plants in Fiji.
He died in Jersey in the Channel Islands in 1905.
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