William Skrimshire
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William Skrimshire
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William Skrimshire, was a surgeon and botanist.
He amassed a large herbarium with the help of his brother, Fenwick Skrimshire, although much of it has subsequently been lost. As a surgeon he worked alongside his father at a practice in Ship Lane. After his father's death Skrimshire moved to the edge of the town and there he grew native and exotic plants in his garden and a peppermint plantation. A manuscript catalogue of his collection is all that remains, although it does contain some important
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English botanist and surgeon (1766–1829)
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2022-04-27T08:32:25Z
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