Backhouse was educated at Lawrence Street School, (which later became Bootham School[1]), York. He worked in Norway, Ireland, and Scotland, and was particularly known for his work on the flora of Teesdale. He was a correspondent of Charles Darwin.
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james, backhouse, botanist, 1825, 1890, james, backhouse, 1825, 1890, english, botanist, archaeologist, geologist, james, backhouse, 1794, 1869, botanist, missionary, australia, life, editbackhouse, educated, lawrence, street, school, which, later, became, boo. James Backhouse 1825 1890 was an English botanist archaeologist and geologist He was the son of James Backhouse 1794 1869 a botanist and missionary in Australia Life editBackhouse was educated at Lawrence Street School which later became Bootham School 1 York He worked in Norway Ireland and Scotland and was particularly known for his work on the flora of Teesdale He was a correspondent of Charles Darwin He was also a member of the Religious Society of Friends also known as the Quakers 2 James Backhouse is known as James Backhouse 4 3 because he was the fourth in a line of James Backhouses James Backhouse 1 1720 1798 the founder of Backhouse s Bank James Backhouse 2 1757 1804 James Backhouse 3 1794 1869 the Quaker missionary and founder of the Backhouse Nursery His son was also a James Backhouse James Backhouse 5 1861 1945 best known as an ornithologist 4 The standard author abbreviation Backh f is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 5 Notes edit Woodland Jenny 2011 Bootham School Register York England BOSA Oxford Dictionary of National Biography James Backhouse 4 Parks and Gardens UK Retrieved 18 May 2020 See also James Backhouse 3 Parks and Gardens UK Retrieved 18 May 2020 See James Backhouse 5 Parks and Gardens UK Retrieved 18 May 2020 International Plant Names Index Backh f References editDesmond Ray 1994 Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors flower painters and garden designers New edition revised and completely updated with the assistance of Christine Ellwood London Taylor amp Francis amp the Natural History Museum 1994 nbsp This Quaker related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Backhouse botanist 1825 1890 amp oldid 1163030645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
