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Joseph Paxton

(1804–1865) Botanist

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Joseph Paxton was a botanist, best known for Paxton's magazine of botany and register of flowering plants.

Quick Facts About Joseph Paxton

Born
August 3, 1804
Died
June 8, 1865
Profession
Botanist
Notable works
Paxton's magazine of botany and register of flowering plants

About Joseph Paxton

Sir Joseph Paxton was an English gardener, architect, engineer and Liberal Member of Parliament. He is best known for designing the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park, London to house the Great Exhibition of 1851, the first world's fair, great public parks such as Birkenhead Park, and for cultivating the Cavendish banana, the most consumed banana in the Western world.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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