Will Purdom : agitator, plant-hunter, forester / Francois Gordon.

"In a short life full of quiet, yet in its own way heroic, endeavour, Will Purdom, the son of a gardener from the North of England, carved out a successful career as a plant-hunter and forester. He rose to become a key figure in China's struggle to repair the ecology and sustainability of its forest...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gordon, Francois (Author)
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2021.
Subjects:
Purdom, William, > 1880-1921.
Botanists > Great Britain > Biography.
Plant collecting > China > 20th century.
Botanistes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Plantes > Collectionneurs et collections > Chine > 20e siècle.
Botanists.
Plant collecting.
Great Britain.
China.
1900-1999
Biography.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:v, 252 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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