About William Grant Craib
Lived 1882 – 1933 (aged 51). William Grant Craib was a British botanist.
William Grant Craib (10 March 1882 in Banff, Aberdeenshire – 1 September 1933 in Kew) was a British botanist. Craib was Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Aberdeen and later worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Life
Craib was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire in northern Scotland on 10 March 1882 and he was educated at Banff Academy and Fordyce Academy.
During his vacations for university, he worked in the Herbarium at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew in London, particularly on the flora of Siam.
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British botanist (1882–1933)
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William Grant Craib was born on 10 March 1882 in Banff.
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William Grant Craib died on 1 November 1933 in Kew.
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William Grant Craib was a botanist.
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