Tag: Kew Gardens
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Friedrich Welwitsch, physician and botanist (1806–1872)
Avi OhryTel Aviv, Israel I believe not too many people have heard of the Austrian physician-botanist Friedrich Welwitsch (1806–1872; Friderik Velbic in Slovene). He studied in Vienna and practiced medicine in Slovenia and Moravia. In 1839 he gave up medicine and concentrated on botany, moving to Portugal and becoming director of the botanical gardens. He studied first…
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The royal botanic gardens at Kew
Located in southwest London along the banks of the Thames, Kew Gardens originated in the 18th century from the private botanical interests of Princess Augusta, the mother of King George III. In 1759, she established a nine-acre botanical garden on the grounds of Kew Palace. The gardens expanded under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks,…