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Nathaniel Wallich: Global Botany in Nineteenth Century India

Nathaniel Wallich: Global Botany in Nineteenth Century India

Krieger, Martin

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralHistorical FiguresIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 1032377119
ISBN13: 9781032377117
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Oct 6 2022
Pages: 312
Weight: 1.12
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

In March 1807, Nathaniel Wallich, a young Danish surgeon left his home in Copenhagen towards India. During the troubles of the Napoleonic Wars, it was not possible to foresee, that he was to emerge as one of the most prominent nineteenth century botanists.

Wallich spent most of his adulthood in India and, as the long-time superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden, gained extensive expertise on Indian flora. A truly global communication network emerged from his desk facing the River Hooghly, reaching out to eminent specialists as well as amateur researchers long forgotten today. He conducted research trips to Nepal, as well as to South East Asia and may be perceived as one of the founding fathers of tea production in Assam.

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