About Charles Percival Raffill
Lived 1876 – 1951 (aged 74–75). Charles Percival Raffill was a botanist.
Charles Percival Raffill (1876–1951), called "C.P.R." or "Charlie", was a British botanist, with an interest in spermatophytes. He was Assistant Curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and worked there for nearly 53 years.
Honors The Royal Horticultural Society awarded Raffill the Victoria Medal of Honour and the Associateship of Honour. and the cultivars Magnolia campbellii 'Charles Rafill' and Hedychium coccineum 'CP Raffill'. The C. P. Raffill Prize is awarded for best student paper given at the Mutual Improvement Society by the Kew Guild.
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