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William Fawcett (botanist)

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Name
  
William Fawcett

Role
  
Botanist


Died
  
1926

Fields
  
Botany

Books
  
Flora of Jamaica Containin, The Sportsman's Library, Saddle‑room sayings, Riding And Horsemanship, Fox‑hunting

William Fawcett (1851–1926) was a British botanist and coauthor of the Flora of Jamaica.

Fawcett was Director of Public Gardens and Plantations in Jamaica from 1887 to 1908. He then returned to Britain where he worked with Alfred Barton Rendle to produce the first few volumes of the Flora of Jamaica.

References

William Fawcett (botanist) Wikipedia