Ernest Henry Wilson | |
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| Born | 15 February 1876 Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 15 October 1930 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | "Chinese" Wilson |
| Education | Birmingham Municipal Technical School |
| Occupation | Plant collector |
| Awards | Veitch Memorial Medal (1906) |
Ernest Henry "Chinese"[1] Wilson (15 February 1876 – 15 October 1930), better known as E. H. Wilson, was a notable British plant collector and explorer who introduced a large range of about 2,000 Asian plant species to the West; some sixty bear his name.[2]
- ^ Ernest 'Chinese' Wilson Archived 13 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 March 2010
- ^ Tozer, Eliot (November 1994). "On the trail of E.H. Wilson". Horticulture. 72 (9): 50–59.