David Douglas

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Botanist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Robert_Brown
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Scottish_Society_of_Antiquaries
gptkbp:associatedWith Horticulture
Botanical gardens
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Horticultural_Society's_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:born April 25, 1799
gptkbp:contributedTo Described many new plant species
gptkbp:contribution Plant collecting
gptkbp:died July 12, 1834
gptkbp:employees gptkb:Royal_Horticultural_Society
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:field Botany
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Plant taxonomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David Douglas
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Muir
Botanical exploration
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Joseph_Banks
gptkbp:involvedIn Plant exploration
gptkbp:knownFor Douglas fir
gptkbp:legacy Douglas_fir_named_after_him
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableEvent First to introduce many plants to Europe
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Sequoiadendron_giganteum
gptkb:Ribes_sanguineum
gptkb:Centaurea_cyanus
gptkb:Frangula_purshiana
gptkb:Aesculus_californica
gptkb:Lonicera_involucrata
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Corylus avellana
Eucalyptus globulus
Mahonia aquifolium
Arbutus menziesii
Pinus ponderosa
Populus trichocarpa
Quercus garryana
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Rhododendron macrophyllum
Acer macrophyllum
Cirsium vulgare
Rubus parviflorus
1833 expedition to the Pacific Northwest
Corylus cornuta
Delphinium menziesii
Eriophyllum lanatum
Lupinus polyphyllus
Mimulus guttatus
Prunus emarginata
Rubus spectabilis
Salix lasiolepis
Sambucus racemosa
Vaccinium ovatum
gptkbp:notableWork Douglas fir
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Scone,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Hawaii,_United_States
gptkbp:publishes Journal_of_a_Naturalist
gptkbp:researchFocus North_American_flora
gptkbp:restingPlace Kawaiahao Church Cemetery
gptkbp:scenicViews Pacific_Northwest
gptkbp:tourism gptkb:California
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Washington_State
gptkbp:work Flora_of_the_Pacific_Northwest