John Stackhouse
English botanist and author of 'Genera Filicum'
Born
1742
283 years ago
Died
November 22nd, 1819
205 years ago — 77 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United Kingdom
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Contributed significantly to botany in England during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Published 'Genera Filicum' in 1803, a key text on ferns, which organized information about fern species and provided essential illustrations. Stackhouse studied various plant species, emphasizing the classification and naming of ferns based on their characteristics. Contributed specimens and observations to herbaria and engaged with contemporary botanists, shaping the knowledge of plant taxonomy at the time.
Published 'Genera Filicum' in 1803
Made contributions to fern classification
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