William Purdie
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| William Purdie | |||||
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| Born | 1817 | ||||
| Died | 1857 | ||||
| Occupation | botanist | ||||
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Purdie, William (c 1817-1857). He was born in Scotland c 1817. He was a Gardener at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh; he was appointed Superintendent at the Botanic Gardens, Trinidad, 1846-1857. He also collected plants in Trinidad, Jamaica, Colombia, Venezuela and other parts of tropical South America. He died in Trinidad on 10 October 1857
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On the Aborigines of South America. Ref. 14 Dec. 1848
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives:
Comprises one bound volume of papers and correspondence relating to William Purdie.
