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CodeDS/UK/407
NameWilson; Ernest Henry (1876-1930); Plant Collector and Botanist
Dates and Placesb.15 Feb 1876, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire; d.15 Oct 1930, Massachusetts, USA
SurnameWilson
ForenamesErnest Henry
HistoryVictoria Medal of Honour (1912), Veitch Memorial Medal (1906). Kew gardener, 1897-99. Collected plants in China for Veitch and Sons, 1899-1902, 1903-5. Returned to China on behalf of Arnold Arboretum, 1906-9,1910-11; Japan, 1914, 1917-19; Far East, India and Africa, 1920-21. Assistant Director, Arnold Arboretum, 1919; Keeper, 1927-30.
RulesInternational 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
SourceRay Desmond, DICTIONARY OF BRITISH AND IRISH BOTANISTS AND HORTICULTURISTS (1994)
VIAF: 39484112
Archives associated with this name record
Reference TitleDate
MCR/4/2/10China: Index Florae SinensisMay 1878-9 Jan 1906
MCR/4/1/1Japan: Miscellaneous15 Oct 1860-16 Jan 1918
MCR/15/16/9Trinidad: Cultural products Cocoa-Coffee1866-9 Jun 1919
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