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Sir Hans Sloane (1660—1753) physician and collector

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The Apothecaries' Garden: A History of Chelsea Physic Garden, Sue Minter

BAILES, Christopher Peter (born 1951), horticulturist; Curator, Chelsea Physic Garden, 2011–14

MEDWAY, Susan Clare (born 1965), Director and Curator, Chelsea Physic Garden, since 2014

ATKINS, Rosemary Jean (born 1947), Curator, Chelsea Physic Garden, 2002–10; Member, Management Council, Royal Horticultural Society, 2010–15

CARGILL, Lionel Vernon (died 1955), Fellow of King’s College, London; Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon, King’s Coll. Hospital; Consulting Surg., Royal Eye Hospital; Emeritus Lecturer in Ophthalmology, King’s Coll. Hospital Med. School; Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon, Dreadnought, Seamen’s Hospital, Greenwich; late Chm., Royal Eye Hospital; Past Master, Society Apothecaries, Lond.; Vice-Pres. and Treasurer Board of Registration of Med. Auxiliaries; late Examiner in Ophthalmology, Oxford University; Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon, Maternity Charity, Plaistow; Member Cttee of Management, Chelsea Physic Garden

 

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London, England, was founded in 1673 by the Society of Apothecaries for the cultivation of medicinal plants—after Oxford Botanic Garden the second oldest botanic garden in England. Hans Sloane, who ...

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