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Henry Trimen

1843 – 1896

British botanist

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Lived 1843 – 1896 (aged 52). Henry Trimen was a British botanist, pteridologist, taxonomist and physician.

Henry Trimen (26 October 1843 – 16 October 1896) was a British botanist who worked in Sri Lanka. He named several plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae.

Life Trimen was born in Park Place, Paddington, London, England, the son of Richard and Marinne Trimen and the younger brother of entomologist Roland Trimen. He graduated from King's College School, London and from King's College Medical School, Edinburgh, but never practiced medicine.

He was the director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Ceylon (now the Botanical Garden of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka) for 16 years where he succeeded George Henry Kendrick Thwaites. In 1883 he took part in the Cinchona project in the Nilgiris. While there, he founded the Museum of Economic Botany and also created subsidiary Gardens at Badulla and Anuradhapura. His major work at this time was The Flora of Ceylon, which was finished by others after his death.

He became Fellow of the Royal Society in 1888. He was also a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. He died in Kandy in 1896.

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Who was Henry Trimen?

British botanist (1843-1896)

When was Henry Trimen born?

Henry Trimen was born on 26 October 1843 in Paddington.

When did Henry Trimen die?

Henry Trimen died on 16 October 1896 in Kandy.

What was Henry Trimen's occupation?

Henry Trimen was a botanist, pteridologist, taxonomist and physician.

What nationality was Henry Trimen?

Henry Trimen was British.

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· Wikipedia: Henry Trimen

· Wikidata: Q2462643

· DBpedia: Henry Trimen

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