William Curtis
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william-curtis-164-11948794
title:
William Curtis
text:
William Curtis was an English botanist and entomologist, who was born at Alton, Hampshire, site of the Curtis Museum. Curtis began as an apothecary, before turning his attention to botany and other natural history. The publications he prepared reached a wider audience than early works on the subject had intended. At the age of 25 he produced Instructions for collecting and preserving insects; particularly moths and butterflies. Curtis was demonstrator of plants and Praefectus Horti at the Chelse
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British scientist and botanist
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Curtis
date created:
2004-08-11T08:23:03Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T05:46:47Z
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