William Caparne

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William John Caparne
William Caparne in later life
Born	William John Caparn 17 November 1855 Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Died	31 January 1940 Saint Martin, Guernsey
Nationality	British
Spouse	Louisa Jane Atkins (c.1860–1894)

William Caparne (1855–1940), born William John Caparn, was a British horticulturist and a painter of floral and other subjects. He created the first hybrids in the intermediate bearded iris group, and is thought to have created more than 100 cultivars of bulbous iris.