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John Smith (1798–1888) was a British botanist who was the first curator at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kew Gardens), starting in 1841. He had first been employed at the gardens as a stove boy (stoking stoves to warm the greenhouses) in 1822. Along with the directors, Sir William Jackson Hooker and Sir Joseph Hooker, he oversaw the conversion of the gardens from private royal gardens to public gardens when Queen Victoria converted them, possibly saving them from oblivion. He further prevented the gardens from catastrophic decline during the late 19th century when they were neglected in funding priorities. According to the Kew website, "It is significant that when stove-boy-Smith arrived at Kew, 40 species of fern were grown but when Curator Smith retired, there were 1,084."

John Smith
Born1798
Pittenweem, Scotland
Died1888
NationalityBritish
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

He was born in Pittenweem, Scotland, in 1798.[1] He died 12 February 1888 at Park House, Kew Road, and is buried at St Anne's Church.[2]

John Smith and family, St Anne's Church, Kew
John Smith and family, St Anne's Church, Kew

Works by John Smith



Standard author abbreviation


The standard author abbreviation J.Sm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

References


  1. 1881 England Census. Class: RG11; Piece: 845; Folio: 139; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341200. Ancestry.com.
  2. "Smith, John". Probate Search. 1888.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. IPNI.  J.Sm.

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- [en] John Smith (botanist)

[ru] Смит, Джон (ботаник)

Джон Смит (англ. John Smith; 5 октября 1798 — 12 февраля 1888) — английский ботаник, первый куратор Королевского ботанического сада Кью.



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