John Hill

Description: (Author and botanist)
British writer and botanist John Hill was the first to use the Linnaean nomenclature to pen a book on British plants. Initially an apothecary, he studied botany in his leisure time. He had also written several satirical articles for publications such as The London Advertiser, but his best-known work remains The Vegetable System.

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Birthday November 17, 1714 (Scorpio)
Died on November 21, 1775
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