William Townsend Aiton
William Townsend Aiton (born February 2, 1766 in Kew , London , † October 9, 1849 in Kensington , London) was an English botanical gardener. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " WTAiton "; but it is also the abbreviation “ Ait. f. " in use.
Career
He was the eldest son of William Aiton (1731–1793), a botanist . He succeeded his father as head of the Botanical Gardens in Kew .
In 1789 he published the 2nd edition of his father's main work, the " Hortus Kewensis, or, a catalog of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew ". He was a co-founder of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1804. In 1845 he retired.
Web links
- Author entry and list of described plant names for William Townsend Aiton at the IPNI
- Short biography ( memento of August 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) as part of the description of the establishment of the Royal Horticultural Society
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- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
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| SURNAME | Aiton, William Townsend |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English botanical gardener |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1766 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kew (London) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1849 |
| Place of death | Kensington (London) |