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Born in the mid 18th-century, William Roxburgh was brought up in the centre of the Edinburgh Enlightenment, with all the patronage and intellectual curiosity that this entailed. In 1793 he was appointed as the first paid Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden. Always, he looked for ways to improve the lot of native workers, to reduce the impact of frequent famines.

William Roxburgh

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      Publisher Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
      Published 1 March 2008
      ISBN-13 9781860774348
      978-1860774348
      ISBN-10 1860774342
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      Biography: general Science & Nature Botany and plant sciences

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      Book Synopsis
      Born in the mid 18th-century, William Roxburgh was brought up in the centre of the Edinburgh Enlightenment, with all the patronage and intellectual curiosity that this entailed. In 1793 he was appointed as the first paid Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden. Always, he looked for ways to improve the lot of native workers, to reduce the impact of frequent famines.

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