Frederick William Burbidge

Frederick William Burbidge
Born
Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England
Died
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation(s)Explorer; plant collector
Known forVictorian Medal of Honour by the Royal Horticultural Society
An illustration of Burbidgea nitida from Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1879). The plant was discovered by Burbidge on an expedition in Borneo.

Frederick William Thomas Burbidge (1847–1905) was a British explorer who collected many rare tropical plants for the famous Veitch Nurseries.