William Fawcett (botanist)
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William Fawcett was a British
botanist and coauthor of the Flora of Jamaica.
Fawcett was Director of Public Gardens and Plantations in Jamaica
from 1887 to 1908. He then returned to Britain where he worked with Alfred Barton Rendle
to produce the first few volumes of the Flora of Jamaica.
United Kingdom
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botanist and coauthor of the Flora of Jamaica.
Fawcett was Director of Public Gardens and Plantations in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
from 1887 to 1908. He then returned to Britain where he worked with Alfred Barton Rendle
Alfred Barton Rendle
Alfred Barton Rendle FRS was an English botanist.Rendle was born in Lewisham and studied at St John's College, Cambridge...
to produce the first few volumes of the Flora of Jamaica.