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Hugh Cuming

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British botanist and conchologist (1791-1865)

ScientistsLived 1791 to 1865 · aged 74
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Hugh Cuming was an English collector who was interested in natural history, particularly in conchology and botany. He has been described as the "Prince of Collectors".

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A portrait of Hugh Cuming late in his life, with shells of some tropical species of sea snails on the table next to himA portrait of Hugh Cuming late in his life, with shells of some tropical species of sea snails on the table next to him

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Fellow of the Linnean Society of London

Scientists born in the 1790s 6

William MacGillivray42.8Albert Gottfried Dietrich42.5Richard Laming43.1John Septimus Roe42.5Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky43.2John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley42.5

About this person

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1791 to 1865 · aged 74
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