Griffith Hughes

Author

1707 –

68

Who is Griffith Hughes?

The Reverend Griffith Hughes, FRS, was a Welsh naturalist and author. Hughes wrote The Natural History of Barbados, which included the first description of the grapefruit. His work was praised by Linnaeus, but it has also been considered a "scientific fraud".

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Born
1707
Tywyn
Education
  • St John's College, Oxford

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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