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John Claudius Loudon

Scottish botanist (1782-1843) · Scientists · Died at 61

John Claudius Loudon was a Scottish botanist, garden designer, and author, born in Cambuslang in 1782. He was the first to use the term arboretum in writing to refer to a garden of plants, especially trees, collected for the purpose of scientific study.

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He was married to Jane Webb, a fellow horticulturalist, and author of science-fiction, fantasy, horror, and gothic stories.

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Lived 1782 to 1843 · aged 61