Macmillan, Hugh Fraser, 1869-1948 (botanist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1869 - 1948
Biography
Hugh Fraser Macmillan was born on the 4th June 1869. He was a Kew gardener in 1893. By 1895 he was working at the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He was curator of the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens from 1895 to 1925. His photographs mainly consist of plant specimens and were used to illustrate his published work. Macmillan died on the 19th November 1948.
Publications:
Numerous works on tropical agriculture, including the standard:
Macmillan, H.F. (1910), 'A handbook of tropical gardening and planting with special reference to Ceylon'. Colombo, Ceylon : Cave.
Sources:
Ceylon Civil Service Lists.
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Vanilla [Vanilla planifolia] showing the pods, 1890 - 1899
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/149
Scope and Contents
129 x 102 mm.
Dates:
1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Zingiber officinalis, ginger, 1890 - 1899
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/133
Scope and Contents
108 x 148 mm.
Dates:
1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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