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Joseph Knight

English horticulturist (1778-1855) · Scientists · Died at 76

Joseph Knight, gardener to George Hibbert, was one of the first people in England to successfully propagate Proteaceae. He is remembered as the nominal author of a publication that caused one of the biggest controversies of 19th-century English botany.

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Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1778 to 1855 · aged 76