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- Born
- 1751
- Died
- 1815
- Works
- 26
Top works
- Botanical observations on the spikenard of the ancients [Valeriana jatamansi]
- A botanical and economical account of Bassia butyracea, or East India butter tree
- Beschreibung verschiedener indischen Pflanzen aus der Monandria, welche zur natürlichen Ordnung Scitamineae gehören
- On the growth of trees in the botanic garden at Calcutta, in Bengal
- A catalogue of plants described in his MSS. Flora indica
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Ayrshire
- Place of death
- Edinburgh
- Educated at
- University of Aberdeen
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- John Hope
- Field of work
- botany
- Image
- William Roxburgh.jpg
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- Commons category
- William Roxburgh
- member of
- Royal Society of Edinburgh
- date of death
- 1815-04-10
- date of birth
- 1759-06-29
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- place of burial
- Greyfriars Kirkyard
- name in native language
- Williams Roxburgh
- collection items at
- Natural History Museum
- writing language
- English language
- P6944
- William Roxburgh
- has works in the collection
- Meise Botanic Garden
- Commons Creator page
- William Roxburgh
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Article · Deutsch
William Roxburgh (* 29. Juni 1751; † 10. April 1815) war ein schottischer Arzt und Botaniker. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Roxb.“
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