William Aiton
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 232 years ago |
| Born | Hamilton |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | February 2,1793 |
| Died | Kew |
| Richmond | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Influenced by | Philip Miller |
| Field | Botany |
| Children | William Townsend Aiton |
| Job | Plant Biologist |
| Books | Hortus kewensis, or, A catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew |
| Hortus Kewensis: Volume 3, Diadelphia to Cryptogamia: Or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew | |
| Hortus Kewensis; Or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. By William Aiton . . . in Three Volumes: 1 | |
| Hortus Kewensis | |
| Author abbrev botani | Aiton |
| Date of birth | January 1,1731 |
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| ID | 502279 |
William Aiton Life story
William Aiton was a Scottish botanist. Aiton was born near Hamilton. Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled to London in 1754, and became assistant to Philip Miller, then superintendent of the Chelsea Physic Garden.
