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Hugh Basil Christian

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Botanist (1871-1950)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1871 to 1950 · aged 78
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Harold Basil Christian was a Cape Colony-born Rhodesian farmer, horticulturist, and botanist. Christian attended Eton College in the United Kingdom, where he was a distinguished athlete.

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A flowering Aloe cameronii, the first aloe Christian planted in his garden.A flowering Aloe cameronii, the first aloe Christian planted in his garden.A cycas plant, part of the cycad division of plants that Christian studied later in his life.A cycas plant, part of the cycad division of plants that Christian studied later in his life.Aloe christianii, named after Harold Basil Christian.Aloe christianii, named after Harold Basil Christian.

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Harold Basil Christian was a Cape Colony-born Rhodesian farmer, horticulturist, and botanist. Christian attended Eton College in the United Kingdom, where he was a distinguished athlete. He served in the Imperial Light Horse of the British Army during the Second Boer War, during which he fought in the Siege of Ladysmith. In the decade after the war, he worked in what is now South Africa for De Beers and later as an engineer for a mining company. In 1911, Christian moved to Rhodesia. There, he purchased a sizable farm, which he named Ewanrigg. He was best known for his study and cultivation of aloe on his extensive estate, which was donated to the state upon his death and became a national park.

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Lived 1871 to 1950 · aged 78
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