About Robert Hardwicke
Lived 1822 – 1875 (aged 52). Robert Hardwicke was a surgeon.
Robert Hardwicke (born 2 October 1822 in Dyke, Lincolnshire; died 8 March 1875) was a British surgeon and publisher of medical and natural history literature, including Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, Popular Science Review, the Journal of Botany, and the Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club. His obituary in the American magazine Popular Science Monthly read: "What Charles Knight was to general literature, Robert Hardwicke was to science."
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Who was Robert Hardwicke?
British publisher and surgeon (1822–1875)
When was Robert Hardwicke born?
Robert Hardwicke was born on 2 October 1822.
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Robert Hardwicke died on 8 March 1875.
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Robert Hardwicke was a surgeon.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Robert Hardwicke. https://biography.guide/robert-hardwicke/
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