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William Aiton

1731 - 1793

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William Aiton (1731 – 2 February 1793) was a Scottish botanist. Aiton was born near Hamilton. Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled to London in 1754, and became assistant to Philip Miller, then superintendent of the Chelsea Physic Garden. In 1759 he was appointed director of the newly established botanical garden at Kew, where he remained until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Aiton is the 246th most popular biologist (down from 243rd in 2019), the 1,395th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,396th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, William Aiton ranks 246 out of 1,097. Before him are Thomas Browne, John du Pont, Carl Correns, Pieter Boddaert, Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, and John Lindley. After him are Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, H. Robert Horvitz, Harald Sverdrup, Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider, Joy Adamson, and Johann Baptist von Spix.

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Among people born in 1731, William Aiton ranks 6. Before him are Henry Cavendish, Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, Erasmus Darwin, Charles Lee, and Martha Washington. After him are Samuel Huntington, Marcello Bacciarelli, Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, Maria Fortunata d'Este, Ove Høegh-Guldberg, and Gaetano Pugnani. Among people deceased in 1793, William Aiton ranks 18. Before him are Madame Roland, Jean Sylvain Bailly, Jacques Pierre Brissot, Alexander Roslin, Charles Bonnet, and Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière. After him are Timur Shah Durrani, Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, Antoine Barnave, Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, and Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Aiton ranks 1,395 out of 8,785. Before him are John Smyth (1570), Smithson Tennant (1761), Geraldine McEwan (1932), John Lindley (1799), Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883), and Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (1000). After him are Kate Atkinson (1951), Josiah Wedgwood (1730), Seamus Heaney (1939), Bob Hope (1903), Rafael Merry del Val (1865), and William Whewell (1794).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, William Aiton ranks 42. Before him are Joseph Banks (1743), William Carey (1761), Oldfield Thomas (1858), J. B. S. Haldane (1892), Thomas Browne (1605), and John Lindley (1799). After him are Charles Bell (1774), Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), David Goodall (1914), Desmond Morris (1928), Jack W. Szostak (1952), and John Gould (1804).

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