Gilbert Thomas Burnett
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Gilbert Thomas Burnett was a British
botanist.
Burnett was the first professor of botany at King's College London
, from 1831 to 1835. He was the author of Outlines of Botany (1835), and Illustrations of Useful Plants employed in the Arts and Medicine, published posthumously and illustrated by his sister M. A. Burnett.
Burnett also wrote articles on zoology
, such as Illustrations of the Manupeda or apes and their allies (1828).
United Kingdom
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botanist.
Burnett was the first professor of botany at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
, from 1831 to 1835. He was the author of Outlines of Botany (1835), and Illustrations of Useful Plants employed in the Arts and Medicine, published posthumously and illustrated by his sister M. A. Burnett.
Burnett also wrote articles on zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
, such as Illustrations of the Manupeda or apes and their allies (1828).