| 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 |