Thomas Andrew Knight FRS | |
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.jpg) Thomas Andrew Knight, portrait by Solomon Cole (1806–1893), collection of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | |
| Born | 12 August 1759 Wormsley Grange, Herefordshire, England |
| Died | 11 May 1838 (aged 78) London, England |
| Resting place | St Mary's Church, Wormsley |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | plant breeding and selection |
| Children | Frances Acton Elizabeth Knight Charlotte Knight |
| Relatives | Payne Knight (brother) Richard I Knight (grandfather) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botanist |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | T.Knight |
Thomas Andrew Knight (1759–1838), FRS, of Elton Hall in the parish of Elton in Herefordshire (4 miles south-west of Ludlow) and later of Downton Castle (3 miles north-west of Elton), was a British horticulturalist and botanist. He served as the 2nd President of the Royal Horticultural Society (1811–1838).