Henry Nicholas Ridley
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 68 years ago |
Date of birth | December 10,1855 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | England |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | October 24,1956 |
Died | Kew |
Richmond | |
United Kingdom | |
Field | Botany |
Nationality | British |
Current partner | Lily Eliza Doran |
Parents | Louisa Pole Stuart |
Oliver Matthew Ridley | |
Awards | Linnean Medal |
Books | The Flora of the Malay Peninsula |
The Dispersal of Plants Throughout the World | |
The Flora of Singapore | |
Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1684297 |
Henry Nicholas Ridley Life story
Henry Nicholas Ridley CMG, MA, FRS, FLS, F.R.H.S. was an English botanist, geologist and naturalist who lived much of his life in Singapore. He was instrumental in promoting rubber trees in the Malay Peninsula and, for the fervour with which he pursued it, came to be known as "Mad Ridley".