EntityQ748967· pop 27· linked from 512 articlesWilliam RoxburghSign in to saveBritish surgeon and botanist (1751–1815)Person · Open LibraryBorn1751Died1815Works26Top worksA botanical and economical account of Bassia butyracea, or East India butter treeBeschreibung verschiedener indischen Pflanzen aus der Monandria, welche zur natürlichen Ordnung Scitamineae gehörenOn the growth of trees in the botanic garden at Calcutta, in BengalA catalogue of plants described in his MSS. Flora indicaA botanical description of Urecola elastica, or caout-chouc vine of Sumatra and Pullo-Pinangvia Open Library + WikidataConnectionsbotanyEntityLinnean Society of LondonEntityCategories1751 births1815 deaths18th-century Scottish botanists18th-century Scottish medical doctors18th-century surgeonsAlumni of the University of AberdeenAlumni of the University of EdinburghBotanists active in IndiaBotanists with author abbreviationsBritish East India Company peopleBritish pteridologistsBurials at Greyfriars Kirkyard