Authorised form of name | Thwaites; George Henry Kendrick (1811 - 1882) |
Dates | 1811 - 1882 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
Date of birth | 1811 |
Place of death | Kandy, Ceylon |
Date of death | 11 September 1882 |
Occupation | Accountant |
Research field | Botany |
Activity | Career: Was an Accountant, then took up entomology and microscopy; Lecturer in botany, Bristol (1846); Director, Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradenia, Ceylon (1849); published 'Enumeration Plantarum Zeylaniae' (1859-1864); established the Cinehona nurseries, Hakgala, Ceylon; the genera Thwaitesia and Kendrickia were named after him Honours: CMG 1878 Memberships: FLS
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 01/06/1865 |
Relationships | Unmarried |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Notes: TR gives date of birth as 09 July 1812 |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/3246930 |
Code | NA5448 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1865/14 | Thwaites, George Henry Kendrick: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
MC/10/360 | Letter from G H K [George Henry Kendrick] Thwaites, Peradeniya, Ceylon, to Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 1 March 1876 |
MC/12/21 | Letter from G H K [George Henry Kendrick] Thwaites, Kandy, Ceylon, to Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, Burlington House, London | 10 March 1880 |
MC/7/343 | Letter from G [George] Thwaites, Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya, Ceylon, to Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 13 July 1866 |
MC/7 | Volume 7 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1864-1866 |
MC/10 | Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | July 1873-1876 |
MC/12/156 | Letter from G H K [George Henry Kendrick] Thwaites, Fairieland, Kandy, Ceylon, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, Burlington House, London | 16 March 1881 |
MC/12 | Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1880-1883 |