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Linnean Society

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Named for Carl Linnaeus.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Linnean Society

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Botanists

Sir Joseph Banks, 1743-1820, President of the Royal Society, Robert Brown, 17...

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Alexander R. Stokes

Alexander R. Stokes

Worked on DNA X-ray diffraction studies 1953 at King's College London with Franklin, Gosling, Wilkins and Wilson. Born Macclesfield.

Person, Science

2 memorials
David Kirkaldy

David Kirkaldy

Born near Dundee. In 1857 Kirkaldy helped form the Institution of Engineers in Scotland and was the first person to set up a load testing machine for construction materials powerful enough to deal ...

Person, Science, Scotland

2 memorials
John Dalton

John Dalton

Chemist, physicist, and meteorologist. Born Cumberland into a Quaker family. Achieved a high level of education early and became a teacher of science at a Quaker college. He made meteorological mea...

Person, Science

1 memorial
Sir John Sinclair

Sir John Sinclair

Founder and president of the first Board of Agriculture. Born Scotland into family of the Earls of Caithness. 1780 entered the House of Commons. Promoted a scientific and statistical approach to ag...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Politics & Administration, Science, Scotland

1 memorial
James Parkinson

James Parkinson

Physician, geologist, political activist. Parkinson's disease is his. Born 1 Hoxton Square. Died at home, 3 Pleasant Row, Kingsland Road.

Person, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Science

1 memorial