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Botanist, Teacher, Traveller, Scientist: John Hardie Wilson (1858-1920)

John Hardie Wilson devoted his life to botany. He studied botany, taught botany, worked in botany, travelled to see botany, travelled to study botany, and travelled to see how other people studied botany. Wilson was a…

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9 June 2026
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