Richard Spruce
British botanist and explorer (1817-1893) · Scientists · Died at 76
Richard Spruce was an English botanist specializing in bryology. One of the great Victorian botanical explorers, Spruce spent 15 years exploring the Amazon from the Andes to its mouth, and was one of the very first Europeans to observe many of the places where he collected specimens.
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Spruce discovered and named a number of new plant species, and corresponded with some of the leading botanists of the nineteenth century.
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1817 to 1893 · aged 76
