Robert Graham ( eng. Robert Graham [2] [3] [4] [5] , December 3, 1786 - August 7, 1845 ) - British ( Scottish ) botanist , professor of botany, doctor , doctor of medicine [3] .
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| Place of Birth | Sterling , Scotland , UK |
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| Scientific field | botany , medicine |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation " Graham " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website Designation: Grah. |
Biography
Robert Graham was born in Sterling on December 3, 1786 [3] [4] .
After studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow, he practiced for several years in Glasgow [3] . In 1820, Graham became a professor of botany at the University of Edinburgh, and also became a physician at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh [3] . As a professor of botany, he achieved fair success, and the Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh thrived thanks to his care [3] . Graham published a number of botanical works, mainly describing new species, in Edinburgh New Philosophical Magazine , Curtis's Botanical Magazine , and Companion to the Botanical Magazine [3] . Robert Graham made a significant contribution to botany by describing many plant species [6] . Among the plants he described was the Australian shrub Lasiopetalum macrophyllum [7] .
Robert Graham died in Perthshire on August 7, 1845 [3] [4] after a long illness [3] .
Scientific activity
Robert Graham specialized in seed plants [2] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 International Plant Names Index: Robert Graham (1786–1845)
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Graham, Robert (1786–1845)." Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885-1900.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: Robert Graham
- ↑ Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: 1670 and all that: a brief chronology
- ↑ See the link in the card “Systematic wildlife”.
- ↑ Australian Plant Name Index (APNI): Lasiopetalum macrophyllum Graham
Literature
- "Graham, Robert (1786–1845)." Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885 - 1900 .
- Ray Desmond ( 1994 ). Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists includins Plant Collectors, Flower Painters and Garden Designers . Taylor & Francis and The Natural History Museum (Londres).