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Born November 4, 1855 • Ripon • England
Died April 11, 1948 (aged 92) • Ripon • England
Notable Works “The Origin of a Land Flora”
Subjects Of Study fern • alternation of generations • evolution

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Frederick Orpen Bower, detail of an oil painting by Sir William Orpen; in the University of Glasgow Art Collections
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William Withering
English physician
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Sir Julian Huxley
British biologist
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George Bentham
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