About Edward Edgar Pescott
Lived 1872 – 1954 (aged 81). Edward Edgar Pescott was an Australian botanist and botanical collector.
Edward Edgar Pescott (11 December 1872 – 31 July 1954) was an Australian naturalist. He was Principal Governor of the Burnley School of Horticulture from 1909 to 1916, and Government Pomologist for the Victorian Department of Agriculture from 1917 to 1937. He was a fellow of the Linnean Society of London.
In the early 1920s, Pescott became widely known through weekly radio broadcasts.
Books Native Flowers of Victoria, 1914, The Dahlia in Australia, 1920, Bulb Growing in Australia, 1926, Gardening in Australia, 1926, Rose Growing in Australia, 1928, Wild Flowers of Australia, 1929, New Way Gardening, 1933
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Who was Edward Edgar Pescott?
Australian botanist (1872-1954)
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Edward Edgar Pescott was born on 11 December 1872 in Geelong.
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Edward Edgar Pescott died on 31 July 1954 in Victoria.
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Edward Edgar Pescott was a botanist and botanical collector.
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Edward Edgar Pescott was Australian.
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