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Jul 20, 1998 · John Lindley, British botanist whose attempts to formulate a natural system of plant classification greatly aided the transition from artificial systems to those that considered all characters of a plant. He was also the first professor of botany at the University of London (University College).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.
Feb 5, 2020 · Learn about John Lindley (1799-1865), who advocated for a natural system of plant classification and made the first definitive orchid classification in 1830. Explore his biography, achievements, publications and legacy in botany and horticulture.
May 10, 2022 · When ASC President Stephen Lighthill called John Lindley, ASC to tell him that he would receive this year’s ASC Presidents Award, Lindley tried to talk him out of it. “I thought there had to be someone more deserving than me,” he says.
- Patricia Thomson
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 botanists.
Nov 1, 2020 · Learn about John Lindley, the British gardener, botanist, and orchidologist who saved Kew Gardens and shortened the word orchid. Listen to the podcast episode or read the blog post for more details and stories.
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