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John Lightfoot

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John Lightfoot

Priest, conchologist and botanist (1735-1788)

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About John Lightfoot

The Reverend John Lightfoot was an English parson-naturalist, spending much of his free time as a conchologist and botanist. He was a systematic and effective curator of the private museum of Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland. He is best known for his Flora Scotica which pioneered the scientific study of the plants and fungi of Scotland. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for his scientific work.He was an excellent scholar in many branches of literature; but after the study of his profession, he addicted himself chiefly to that of botany and conchyliologie [sic]. He excelled in both.

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Occupation: botanist, zoologist, priest, scientific collector
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: December 9, 1735
Died: February 20, 1788

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