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Robert Kaye Greville

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British botanist (1794-1866)

ScientistsLived 1794 to 1866 · aged 71
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Dr. Robert Kaye Greville FRSE FLS LLD was an English mycologist, bryologist, and botanist. He was an accomplished artist and illustrator of natural history. In addition to art and science he was interested in causes like abolitionism, capital punishment, keeping Sunday special and the temperance movement.

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Robert Kaye Greville in old ageRobert Kaye Greville in old ageThe grave of Robert Kaye Greville, Dean Cemetery, EdinburghThe grave of Robert Kaye Greville, Dean Cemetery, EdinburghThe small church of St. James in Edlaston in DerbyshireThe small church of St. James in Edlaston in DerbyshireA sample illustration by Greville: Begonia_gracilis - Published in 1830A sample illustration by Greville: Begonia_gracilis - Published in 1830

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Scientists born in the 1790s 6

William Banting44.8Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer44.4Christian Friedrich Ecklon44.8Nicholas Callan44.3Johann Georg Christian Lehmann44.8Charles von Hügel44.2

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Dr. Robert Kaye Greville FRSE FLS LLD was an English mycologist, bryologist, and botanist. He was an accomplished artist and illustrator of natural history. In addition to art and science he was interested in causes like abolitionism, capital punishment, keeping Sunday special and the temperance movement. He has a mountain in Queensland named after him.

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Lived 1794 to 1866 · aged 71
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