George Lawson
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Scottish-Canadian botanist (1827-1895)
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Vinony's link graph records 16 inbound references to George Lawson, and connects out to botany, Scotland and International Plant Names Index.
Vinony files it under 1827 births, 1895 deaths and 19th-century British librarians.
Vinony links it to 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1827
- Died
- 1895
- Works
- 24
Top works
- Report on Musci and Desmideae collected by Professor Balfour's party
- How plants grow
- On the structure and development of Botrydium granulatum
- Some account of plants collected in the counties of Leeds and Grenville, upper Canada, in July, 1862
- Monograph of Ranunculaceae of the Dominion of Canada and adjacent parts of British America
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 352
- Total plays
- 30,866
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Lawson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Scotland
- Place of death
- Halifax
- Occupation
- chemist
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
- Employer
- University of Edinburgh
- Field of work
- botany
- Image
- George Lawson Milne.png
- Residence
- Canada
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1827-10-12
- date of death
- 1895-11-10
- name in native language
- George Lawson
- P6944
- George Lawson
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Connections
botany
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Scotland
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International Plant Names Index
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Queen's University
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Sandford Fleming
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list of botanists by author abbreviation
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author citation in botany and mycology
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Dalhousie University
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botanical name
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Royal Society of Canada
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University of Toronto Press
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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Scottish Canadians
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Categories
1827 births1895 deaths19th-century British librarians19th-century Canadian botanists19th-century Scottish botanistsAcademics of the University of EdinburghAcademic staff of Dalhousie UniversityAcademic staff of Queen's University at KingstonAlumni of the University of EdinburghBotanists active in North AmericaBotanists with author abbreviationsPeople from FifePre-Confederation Ontario peopleScientists from DundeeScottish curatorsScottish emigrants to pre-Confederation OntarioScottish librariansScottish scholars and academics