John Stackhouse (botanist)
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John Stackhouse (1742 – 22 November 1819, Bath, Somerset)[1] was an English botanist, primarily interested in Spermatophytes, algae and mycology. He was born in Probus, Cornwall and built Acton Castle, above Stackhouse Cove, Cornwall in order to further his studies in the propagation of algae from their spores.[2] He was the author of Nereis Britannica; or a Botanical Description of British Marine Plants, in Latin and English, accompanied with Drawings from Nature (1797).[3]
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Professional NBA player Jerry Stackhouse is a direct descendant of John Stackhouse. Mr Acton Stackhouse of Shropshire was the land owner in the series of Victorian Farm, a re-enactment series broadcast in 2009 on BBC2.
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- ^ "November 22nd, The Book of Days, Chambers, 1869". http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/nov/22.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
- ^ Ralfs, J. (1884) The Marine Algae of West Cornwall. Transactions of the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society. pp. 315-30
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"Stackhouse, John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. - ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.
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