Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward

Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward
Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward
Born	1791
Died	4 June 1868; St Leonard's, Sussex
Occupation	Doctor
Known for	Inventor of the glass plant-cases

Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward (1791 – 4 June 1868 in St Leonard's, Sussex) was an English doctor who popularised^[1] a case for growing and transporting plants which was called the Wardian case.

^ Allen 1969, pp. 8–9 states "Ward, despite universal statements to the contrary, was not in fact the first inventor of the glass plant-cases with which his name has become so indelibly associated."

[1] Allen 1969, pp. 8–9 states "Ward, despite universal statements to the contrary, was not in fact the first inventor of the glass plant-cases with which his name has become so indelibly associated."

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