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Francis Masson

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British botanist (1741-1805)

ScientistsLived 1741 to 1805 · aged 64
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Francis Masson was a Scottish botanist and gardener, and Kew Gardens’ first plant hunter.

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Botanical illustration of Stapelia ambigua from Masson's 1796 publicationBotanical illustration of Stapelia ambigua from Masson's 1796 publication

Scientists born in the 1740s 6

Ivan Lepyokhin45.7Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald44.7William Jessop45.8Henry Cort44.6John Sims46.2Christian Ehrenfried Weigel44.5

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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1741 to 1805 · aged 64
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