Robert Bakewell
Deceased Person
1725 – 1795
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Who was Robert Bakewell?
Robert Bakewell was a British agriculturalist, now recognized as one of the most important figures in the British Agricultural Revolution. In addition to work in agronomy, Bakewell is particularly notable as the first to implement systematic selective breeding of livestock. His advancements not only led to specific improvements in sheep, cattle and horses, but contributed to general knowledge of artificial selection.
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- Born
- 1725
Leicestershire - Also known as
- Robert Backwell
- Died
- Oct 1, 1795
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on July 23, 2013
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