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Loudon
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John Claudius
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Scottish botanist, garden designer and author. Designed Derby Arboretum.
Dates
1783-1843
Biography
Scottish botanist, garden designer and author. He was the first to use the term arboretum in writing to refer to a garden of plants, especially trees, collected for the purpose of scientific study.
Authorised Form of Name
Loudon; John Claudius (1783-1843); Scottish botanist, garden designer and author. Designed Derby Arboretum.
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