About George Gordon
Lived 1806 – 1879 (aged 73). George Gordon was a British botanist.
George Gordon (1806–1879) was a British botanist. He worked for the London Horticultural Society as Foreman of the Horticultural Society Gardens at Chiswick, near London.
Gordon is particularly noted for his work on conifers, publishing The Pinetum in 1858, followed by a Supplement in 1862 and a fully revised second edition of The Pinetum in 1875. He described many new species of conifers from specimens collected by Karl Theodor Hartweg in Mexico and California.
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Who was George Gordon?
British botanist (1806-1879)
When was George Gordon born?
George Gordon was born on 25 February 1806 in Lucan.
When did George Gordon die?
George Gordon died on 11 October 1879 in Kew.
What was George Gordon's occupation?
George Gordon was a botanist.
What nationality was George Gordon?
George Gordon was British.
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· DBpedia: George Gordon (botanist)
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