George Bentham
autobiography, 1800-1834
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Author
Contributions
- Filipiuk, Marion. - Contributor
Publication
1997 - University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario
Language
English
Word Count
149,250 words, Guess
Page Count
597 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL738721M
- ISBN-100802007910
- OCLC Control Number37354056
- Internet Archivegeorgebenthamaut0000bent
- Library of Congress Control Number97130003
and 2 more
- LibraryThing1246201
- Goodreads2763577
Classifications
- DDC580/.92
- LCCQK31.B5 A3 1997
Description
In this autobiography of his early life (1800-1834), George Bentham, nephew of the great Utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, offers a lively depiction of the times, both in England and on the Continent, particulary of post-Napoleonic France, where he lived with his family for twelve years. An emerging figure himself in the field of botany - where he would prove to be one of the great taxonomists of the century - George Bentham worked creatively for the scientific societies he joined, activity that culminated in his becoming an unofficial ambassador-at-large at scientific congresses in Europe in the 1830s, which he describes in enthusiastic detail. The text of the manuscript, preserved in the Archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is published here for the first time, with an introduction providing historical context, explanatory notes, and indexes of plant names and of persons and works mentioned.
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