Thomas Andrew Knight, portrait by Solomon Cole (1806–1893), collection of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Born
12 August 1759
Wormsley Grange, Herefordshire, England
Died
11 May 1838
London, England
Nationality
English
Known for
plant breeding and selection
Children
Frances Acton
Elizabeth Knight
Charlotte Knight
Scientific career
Fields
botanist
Author abbrev. (botany)
T.Knight
Thomas Andrew Knight (1759–1838), FRS, of Elton Hall in the parish of Elton in Herefordshire (4 miles south-west of Ludlow) and later of Downton Castle (3 miles north-west of Elton), was a British horticulturalist and botanist. He served as the 2nd President of the Royal Horticultural Society (1811–1838).
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