About Henry George Flanagan
Lived 1861 – 1919 (aged 58). Henry George Flanagan was a botanist.
Henry George Flanagan (22 January 1861 – 23 October 1919) was a Cape Colony-born plant collector, traveller, botanist and farmer. He developed a renowned garden for native South African trees and rare exotic plants. A rare endemic of Eastern Cape, Greyia flanaganii is one of several plants named in his honour.
Biography Flanagan was born on 22 January 1861 in Komga, Cape Colony. He was the son of Irish immigrant George Millin Flanagan and Ann Pitt. He was the sixth of nine children and the oldest son.
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botanist (1861-1919)
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Henry George Flanagan was born on 22 January 1861 in Komga.
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Henry George Flanagan died on 23 October 1919 in Komga.
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Henry George Flanagan was a botanist.
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