John Scott

Botanist, Deceased Person

1838 – 1880

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Who was John Scott?

John Scott FLS was a Scottish botanist and gardener.

He was the gardener at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, seat of the Dukes of Devonshire, before becoming foreman of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in 1859. He emigrated to India in 1864, with the patronage of Charles Darwin, becoming curator of the Calcutta Botanic Garden in 1865. While in India he carried out numerous botanical experiments and observations on behalf of Darwin.

He was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1873.

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Born
1838
Nationality
  • Scotland
Profession
Died
1880

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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