Thomas Robertson Sim
South African botanist (1858-1938) · South Africa · On the map · Scientists · Died at 80
Thomas Robertson Sim was a botanist, bryologist, botanical artist and Conservator of Forests in Natal, best known for his monumental work The Forests and Forest Flora of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope which appeared in 1907.
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He was the eldest of five children of John Sim (1824-1901), a noted bryologist and Isabella Thomson Robertson (1823-).
Country
South Africa
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1858 to 1938 · aged 80
The same award as Thomas
Harry Marshall WardBoth received Fellow of the Royal Horticultural SocietyMike WingfieldBoth received Fellow of the Royal Society of South AfricaArthur William RogersBoth received Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
Hilda Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of RichmondBoth received Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society