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John Forbes Royle
1799-01-01 – 1858-01-02
Life & Legacy
John Forbes Royle (10 May 1798 – 2 January 1858), British botanist and teacher of materia medica (pharmacology), was born in Kanpur (then Cawnpore) in India in 1798. He was in charge of the botanical garden at Saharanpur and played a role in the development of economic botany in India.
Occupation & Career
botanist, physician, botanical collector
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the Royal Society
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society
Employer
King's College London
Organizations & Memberships
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Royal Society of London
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Sources & Provenance
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