Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston

Botanist, Deceased Person

1902 – 1958

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Who was Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston?

Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston was an English botanist. His father was a vicar and amateur naturalist who first got him interested in the field. A.H.G. Alston later received his B.A. from the University of Oxford. He went on to work at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the colonial Department of Agriculture in Ceylon. He joined the Linnean Society of London in 1927. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Alston when citing a botanical name.

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Born
Sep 4, 1902
West Ashby
Also known as
  • Олстон, Артур Хью Гарфит
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • University of Oxford
Died
Mar 17, 1958
Province of Barcelona

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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