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Last Name Menzies
Given Name Archibald
alt. Names A. M. ;
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Year born 1754 in Aberfeldy, Styx
Year died 1842
Place of death London
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Education in botany
Country of Activity United Kingdom
Worked for William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) ;
Patronage
Collaborators George Vancouver (1757-1798) ;
Techniques botanical and zoological drawing ;
Sample(s) http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/122.gif ;
Archival sources http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Menzies ; www.flickr.com/photos/31711899@N08/4577979286/ ;
Published sources Nissen: Botan. Buchillustration 1966 ; www.victorialodging.com/monkey-tree/archibald_menzies ;
other mostly known as Scottish botanist; also active in the West Indies, accompanied Captain George Vancouver on his voyage around the world on HMS Discovery.
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