William Roxburgh

(1751-1815)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Roxburgh, William, 1751-1815 NRA: Roxburgh, William (1751-1815) Botanist DNB: Roxburgh, William (1751–1815), botanist LBT ID: WiRoxbu1815 VIAF ID: 40160036 LOC ID: n50025953	B/BAP: 1751-06-03 DIED: 1815-02-18
SOURCES: Scottish; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Educated at Edinburgh University, he was a physician, botanist, and superintendant of the Royal Botanic Garden in Calcutta (1793).
REFERENCES TO William Roxburgh: Henry Roscoe, The Life of William Roscoe 2 vols (London: T. Cadell, 1833) Chapter XIII. 1812-1815 Found 1: ¶ 6