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The text of the manuscript, preserved in the Archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is published here for the first time, with an introduction providing historical context, explanatory notes, and indexes of plant names and of persons and works mentioned. ; In this autobiography of his early life (1800-1834), George Bentham, nephew of the great Utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, offers a lively depiction of the times, both in England and on the Continent, particulary of post-Napoleonic France, where he lived with his family for twelve years. An emerging figure himself in the field of botany - where he would prove to be one of the great taxonomists of the century - George Bentham worked creatively for the scientific societies he joined, activity that culminated in his becoming an unofficial ambassador-at-large at scientific congresses in Europe in the 1830s, which he describes in enthusiastic detail.
| Title |
George Bentham : autobiography, 1800-1834 / edited by Marion Filipiuk. |
|---|---|
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Publisher |
Toronto, [Ontario] Buffalo, [New York] London, [England] : University of Toronto Press |
| Creation Date |
1997 |
| Notes |
Includes indexes. English |
| Content |
Contents -- Introduction -- Autobiography -- 1 Childhood St Petersburg, Hampstead, Gosport -- 2 France Saumur to Toulouse, 1814�18 -- 3 Montauban to Montpellier, 1818�22 -- 4 A Visit to England, 1823 -- 5 A Tour in Scotland and the Lake District -- 6 France Again Botanizing in the Pyrenees, 1823�25 -- 7 Return to England, 1826�27 -- 8 London Society Further Travel, 1827�28 -- 9 Legal Studies and Botanical Pursuits, 1829�30 -- 10 Death of His Father Montpellier and Geneva, 1831 -- 11 Death of His Uncle Congress at Vienna, 1832 12 Marriage and Botany at Last, 1833�34 -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Appendices -- A: Textual Emendations -- B: Textual Variants and Notes -- C: Index of Plant Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- D: Index of Persons and Works -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z |
| Extent |
1 online resource (646 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| Copyright Date |
©1997 |
| National Library system number |
997010703552005171 |
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