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Griffith Hughes

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Welsh cleric and naturalist

United KingdomLived 1707 to 1758 · aged 51
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Griffith Hughes, FRS, was a Welsh naturalist, clergyman, and author. Hughes wrote The Natural History of Barbados, which included the first description of the grapefruit. His work was praised by Linnaeus, but it has also been considered a "scientific fraud".

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Coastline of St. Lucy's Parish, BarbadosCoastline of St. Lucy's Parish, BarbadosMap of Barbados by geographer Thomas Jefferys in Griffith Hughes' The Natural History of Barbados (London, 1750).Map of Barbados by geographer Thomas Jefferys in Griffith Hughes' The Natural History of Barbados (London, 1750).

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Fellow of the Royal Society

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1707 to 1758 · aged 51
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