| Authorised form of name | Garden; Alexander (1730 - 1791); botanist |
| Dates | 1730 - 1791 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Charleston, South Carolina, America |
| Date of birth | January 1730 |
| Place of death | Cecil Street, The Strand, London |
| Date of death | 15 April 1791 |
| Research field | Botany |
| Activity | Education:
MD (Aberdeen)
Career:
Professor, King's College, New York; practised medicine in Charleston
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 10/06/1773 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DAB
References:
Frank R Freemon, 'American Colonial Scientists Who Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' in NR 1984-85 vol 39 pp 191-206 |
| Code | NA2641 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1773/23 | Garden, Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/53/103 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to E. Alfred Jones Esq., 6 Fig Tree Court, Temple, E.C. | 13 April 1916 |
| L&P/3/398 | Letter, 'Of the late comet' from Alexander Garden to Henry Baker | 10 May 1759 |
| L&P/3/320 | Letter, 'Of the productions of South Carolina' from Alexander Garden to Henry Baker | 5 April 1758 |
| L&P/6/88 | Letter, 'Account of Gymnotus electrius' from Alexander Garden to John Ellis | 14 August 1774 |
| L&P/3/257 | Letter, 'Of the effects of prickly pear and of indigo in colouring the juices of living animals' from Alexander Garden to Henry Baker | 23 June 1757 |