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  1. Richard Anthony Salisbury FRS (born Richard Anthony Markham; 2 May 1761 – 23 March 1829) was a British botanist. While he carried out valuable work in horticultural and botanical sciences, several bitter disputes caused him to be ostracised by his contemporaries.

  2. Salisbury, Richard Anthony (1761-1829) A controversial botanist, the son of Richard Markham, a clothmaker from Leeds. While at Edinburgh University (1782-), Richard adopted the surname Salisbury in order to inherit from a relative of his maternal grandmother and pay for his tuition.

  3. Mar 16, 2024 · This page summarises records created by this Person. The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive...

  4. Feb 25, 2023 · Learn about the life and work of Richard Anthony Salisbury, a botanist who rejected the Linnaean system and promoted the natural system of plant classification. Discover his controversies, his publications, and his legacy in horticulture.

  5. Richard Anthony Salisbury. Also known as. Richard Anthony Salisbury. primary name:Salisbury, Richard Anthony. other name:Markham, Richard Anthony. Details. individual; British; Male. Life dates. 1761-1829.

  6. SALISBURY, RICHARD ANTHONY (17611829), botanist, only son of Richard Markham, cloth merchant, of Leeds, was born in 1761 at Leeds. His mother was descended from Jonathan Laycock of Shaw Hill, who married Mary Lyte, sister of Henry Lyte [q. v.], the translator of Dodoens 's ‘Herbal.’.

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  8. "Salisbury, Richard Anthony," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols. Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.