William Roxburgh: The Founding Father of Indian Botany (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781860774348)

Born in the mid 18th-century, William Roxburgh was brought up in the centre of the Edinburgh Enlightenment, with all the patronage and intellectual curiosity that this entailed. In 1793 he was appointed as the first paid Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden. Always, he looked for ways to improve the lot of native workers, to reduce the impact of frequent famines.

Author: Tim Robinson
ISBN-10: 1860774342
ISBN-13: 9781860774348
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2008
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs