Thomas Baskerville (botanist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetThomas Baskerville (botanist)
British botanical writer
Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1812
Place of Birth: Kent, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1840
Profession: botanist
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Thomas Baskerville (botanist)
- Thomas Baskerville (1812–1840?) was an English botanical writer. Baskerville was born on 26 April 1812, and served a four-year apprenticeship to Mr.
- Soulby.
- From 1 December 1829 to 9 April 1834, he attended lectures on anatomy under Jones Quain, dissection under Richard Quain, and surgery under Samuel Cooper.
- In November of the latter year he attended the North London Hospital, obtained the membership of the College of Surgeons on 22 December 1835, and settled in practice at Canterbury.
- He was the author of Affinities of Plants, with some Observations upon Progressive Development, London, 1839, 8vo.
- He is stated to have died in London in 1840, but his name appears in the college annual list of members so late as 1843.
Read more at Wikipedia