Alexander Garden
✓ Source-basedfallingPhysician, botanist and zoologist (1730-1791)
ScientistsLived 1730 to 1791 · aged 61
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Alexander Garden FRSE FRS was a Scottish physician, botanist and zoologist. The gardenia flower is named after him. He lived for many years in Charleston, South Carolina, using his spare time to study plants and living creatures, and sending specimens to Carl Linnaeus.
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Lived 1730 to 1791 · aged 61
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