Download or read book Makers of British Botany written by F. W. Oliver and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1913, this volume contains biographies of influential botanists written by distinguished botanists of the period. A discussion of each botanist's life and scientific contribution is provided, with each contributor specialising in the same botanical area as the subject.