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William John Burchell

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British scientist (1781-1863)

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William John Burchell was an English explorer, naturalist, traveller, artist, and author. His thousands of plant specimens, as well as field journals from his South African expedition, are held by Kew Gardens, and his insect collection by the Oxford University Museum.

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Portrait of Burchell by John Russell (1800).Portrait of Burchell by John Russell (1800).Portrait of Burchell by Thomas Herbert Maguire (1854).Portrait of Burchell by Thomas Herbert Maguire (1854).Wagon commissioned by Burchell for his expedition.Wagon commissioned by Burchell for his expedition.

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Fellow of the Linnean Society of London

Scientists born in the 1780s 6

Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer48.4Johann Friedrich Naumann48.3William Scoresby48.4William Henry Smyth48.2Johann Friedrich Adam48.5Friedrich von Berchtold48.0

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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1781 to 1863 · aged 81
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