Henry B. Guppy
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Henry Brougham Guppy FRS (23 December 1854 – 23 April 1926) was a British
botanist. He was awarded the Linnean Medal
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United Kingdom
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botanist. He was awarded the Linnean Medal
Linnean Medal
The Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society of London was established in 1888, and is awarded annually to alternately a botanist or a zoologist or to one of each in the same year...
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Other writings (selected)
- 1887: The Solomon Islands and Their Natives. London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co
- 1887: The Solomon Islands: their geology, general features, and suitability for colonization. London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co
- 1890: Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. London: Harrison and Sons. lxv, 601 p.
- 1903: Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific between 1896 and 1899. 2 vols. London: Macmillan, 1903-1906. v. 1. Vanua Levu, Fiji, a description of its leading physical and geological characters—v. 2. Plant-dispersal.
External links
- Chrono-Biographical Sketch: Henry B. Guppy at www.wku.edu