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John Hill

British author and botanist
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Born:
c. 1714, Peterborough?, Eng.
Died:
Nov. 21, 1775, London
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Linnaean system
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John Hill (born c. 1714, Peterborough?, Eng.—died Nov. 21, 1775, London) was an English writer and botanist who compiled the first book on British flora to be based on the Linnaean nomenclature. After serving as an apprentice to an apothecary, Hill set up his own apothecary shop in London and studied botany in his spare time. Employed by the Duke of Richmond and Lord Petre to arrange their collections of plants, he travelled extensively to collect rare species for them. When these efforts failed to increase his income, he turned to writing plays, novels, and papers on natural history, medicine, ...(100 of 185 words)

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