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John Claudius Loudon
John Claudius Loudon
Born(1783-04-08)8 April 1783
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died14 December 1843(1843-12-14) (aged 60)
3 Porchester Terrace, London, England
NationalityScottish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Spouse(s)Jane Webb
(m. 1830–1843, his death)

John Claudius Loudon (8 April 1783 – 14 December 1843) was a Scottish botanist, garden designer and author.[1] He was the first to use the term arboretum in writing to refer to a garden of plants, especially trees, collected for the purpose of scientific study.[2] He was married to Jane Webb, a fellow horticulturalist, and author of science-fiction, fantasy, horror, and gothic stories.

  1. ^ Wickham, Louise. "John Claudius Loudon – father of the English garden".[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Wilson, Matthew (2 April 2016), "New branch of gardening", Financial Times, London, pp. 18–19

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