| Memoir and Correspondence of the Late Sir James Edward Smith, M.D. - Volume 2 Contributor(s): Smith, James Edward (Author), Smith, Pleasance (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108037089 ISBN-13: 9781108037082 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $67.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Essays - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Science | History |
| Dewey: 580.92 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.72 lbs) 622 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1832, this two-volume account of the life of Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828) was posthumously compiled by his wife, Pleasance (1773-1877). Smith trained originally as a doctor, but his independent wealth enabled him to pursue botany. Hugely influenced by the work of Linnaeus, he benefited greatly from the purchase of the latter's library and herbarium in 1783, upon the advice of his friend, Sir Joseph Banks. He was highly regarded throughout Europe as a botanist, and in 1788 founded the Linnean Society. He published various botanical works, of which the most important was The English Flora (1824-8), and assisted in the publication of many more. His wife recounts his 'religious, social and scientific character' as well as his achievements, and Volume 2 includes correspondence from Alexander von Humboldt, and concludes with an appendix in which short papers by Smith present a variety of topics. |
