William Caparne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Caparne

painter, horticulturalist

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1855

Place of Birth: Newark-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Jan-1940

Profession: painter, horticulturist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Caparne (1855–1940), born William John Caparn, was a British horticulturist and a painter of floral and other subjects.
He created the first hybrids in the intermediate bearded iris group, and is thought to have created more than 100 cultivars of bulbous iris.