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(Agriculturalist) Patrick Matthew, a Scottish grain merchant, fruit farmer, forester, and landowner, made notable contributions to horticulture, silviculture, and agriculture. In 1831, he introduced the concept of natural selection in his book "Naval Timber and Arboriculture," discussing terms such as "the natural process of selection," directional selection, and species constancy. While his ideas were initially overlooked, they garnered recognition when Charles Darwin referenced his work in "On the Origin of Species."
