Definitions for william curtis
william cur·tis

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1. Curtis, William Curtisnoun

   English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)

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1. william curtis

   William Curtis could refer to different individuals, depending on the context. In general, it could be defined as a common name shared by many people around the globe. Notable figures include William Curtis (1746–1799), an English botanist who authored "Flora Londinensis" and established The Botanical Magazine, and William Curtis (1672–1742), an English Jesuit and scholar. However, without specific context, it's impossible to provide a single definitive description for 'William Curtis.'

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1. William Curtis

   William Curtis was an English botanist and entomologist, who was born at Alton, Hampshire. Curtis began as an apothecary, before turning his attention to botany and other natural history. The publications he prepared effectively reached a wider audience than early works on the subject had intended. At the age of 25 he produced Instructions for collecting and preserving insects; particularly moths and butterflies. Curtis was demonstrator of plants and Praefectus Horti at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1771 to 1777. He established his own London Botanic Garden at Lambeth in 1779, moving to Brompton in 1789. He published Flora Londinensis, a pioneering work in that it devoted itself to urban nature. Financial success was not found, but he went on the publish The Botanical Magazine in 1787, a work that would also feature hand coloured plates by artists such as James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards, and William Kilburn. Curtis was to gain wealth from the ventures into publishing, short sales on Londinensis were offset by over 3,000 copies of the magazine. Curtis said they had each brought 'pudding or praise'. The genus Curtisia is named in his honour. His publication was continued as the esteemed botanical publication, Curtis's Botanical Magazine. The noted natural history illustrators, James Sowerby and Sydenham Edwards both found a start with the eminent magazine.

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