Robert Hardwicke Explained

Robert Hardwicke should not be confused with Robert Hardwick.

Robert Hardwicke (born 2 October 1822 in Dyke, Lincolnshire; died 8 March 1875) was a British surgeon and publisher of medical and natural history literature, including Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, Popular Science Review, the Journal of Botany, and the Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club.[1] [2] [3] His obituary in the American magazine Popular Science Monthly read: "What Charles Knight was to general literature, Robert Hardwicke was to science."[4]

Notes and References

  1. English. Mary P.. Mary English (mycologist) . Robert Hardwicke (1822–1875), publisher of biological and medical books. Archives of Natural History. 1986. 13. 1. 25–37. 10.3366/anh.1986.13.1.25. 11621254.
  2. Book: Mussel, James. Laurel. Hardwicke, Robert (1822–1875). Brake. Marysa. Demoor. Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journalism in Great Britain and Ireland. https://books.google.com/books?id=qVrUTUelE6YC&pg=PA268. 2009. Academia Press. 978-90-382-1340-8. 268.
  3. Book: Ray. Desmond. Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists. 1994. CRC Press. 978-0-85066-843-8. 316.
  4. Miscellany. June 1875. 7. 252.

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