George Marshall Woodrow

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George Marshall Woodrow (14 February 1846 - 8 June 1911) was a British botanist who made contribution to the study of plants in Western India, particularly in the Northern Western Ghats. He served as a gardener at Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, in England from 1865 onward. In 1872 he traveled to India to be in charge of Ganeshkind Experimental Garden at Pune and public gardens of Poona. He worked as a lecturer at R. College of Science Poona in 1879 and was the Director of Botanic Survey of Western India 1893–9. In 1898 he participated in K D Naegamvala's expedition to observe the total solar eclipse of 22 January. [1] He died in Lanarkshire. [2]

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The standard author abbreviation Woodrow is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [3]

Accomplishments

Species described by Woodrow

Species named after Woodrow

Notable writings

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References

  1. Naegamvala, kavasji Dadabhai (1902). Report On The Total Solar Eclipse Of January 21-22,1898 As Observed At Jeur In Western India.
  2. Desmond, R. (2002). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. CRC Press.
  3. International Plant Names Index.  Woodrow.
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  8. Woodrow, G. Marshall (1904). The Mango: Its Culture and Varieties. Alexander Gardner.