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Code	DS/UK/224
Name	Bean; William Jackson (1863-1947); botanist and plantsman
Dates and Places	b. 26 May 1863, North Riding; d. 19 Apr 1947, Richmond
Biography	In April 1883, Bean started as a student gardener at Kew Gardens. In Oct 1883, he was promoted to Sub-Foreman of orchid and other tropical collections; becoming Foreman of the Temperate House Department in 1888; Foreman of the Arboretum in 1892; Assistant Curator in 1900; and Curator, 1922-1929. In 1893 Bean was a founder of the Kew Guild. He visited Germany and Austria (1908), the USA (1910) and Italy and Dalmatia (1912) on arboricultural missions. In 1914 Bean was seconded to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Surname	Bean
Forenames	William Jackson
Rules	International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Source	ODNB https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/96756
	Ray Desmond, 'Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists'
	VIAF: 55023385

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MCR/1/1/32	Great Britain: Forestry Education and Misc	27 Aug 1873-21 Dec 1926
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MCR/1/1/23	British Forestry	2 Sep 1868-21 Dec 1909
MCR/2/4/1	Egypt: Miscellaneous	30 Jun 1871-2 Mar 1909

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