Ernest H. Wilson

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf botanist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew
gptkb:Birmingham_Municipal_Technical_School
gptkbp:author gptkb:A_Naturalist_in_Western_China
gptkb:Aristocrats_of_the_Garden
gptkb:If_I_Were_to_Make_a_Garden
gptkb:Plant_Hunting
gptkbp:authorAbbreviationBotany gptkb:E.H.Wilson
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Victoria_Medal_of_Honour
gptkb:Veitch_Memorial_Medal
gptkb:George_Robert_White_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1876-02-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chipping_Campden,_Gloucestershire,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Muriel_Wilson
gptkbp:collectedPlantSpecies over 1,000 species
gptkbp:deathDate 1930-10-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Worcester,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:car
gptkb:Helen_Ganderton
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Arnold_Arboretum
gptkb:Veitch_Nurseries
gptkbp:expedition expeditions to Japan, Korea, Taiwan
four expeditions to China
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ernest_Henry_Wilson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ernest H. Wilson
gptkbp:knownFor collecting and introducing Asian plant species to the West
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Davidia_involucrata
gptkb:Lilium_regale
gptkb:Acer_griseum
Rhododendron species
Magnolia species
Actinidia deliciosa (kiwifruit)
Beauty bush
Handkerchief tree
Paperbark maple
Regal lily
gptkbp:notableWork introduction of the Regal Lily (Lilium regale)
introduction of the dove tree (Davidia involucrata) to the West
gptkbp:occupation botanist
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Chinese_Wilson
gptkbp:plantNamedAfter gptkb:Actinidia_wilsonii
gptkb:Corylopsis_wilsonii
gptkb:Lilium_wilsonii
gptkb:Magnolia_wilsonii
gptkb:Rhododendron_wilsonii
gptkb:Viburnum_wilsonii
Wilson's magnolia
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Rural_Cemetery,_Worcester,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Helen_Ganderton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chinese_Wilson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8