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William Curtis (11 January 1746 – 7 July 1799) was an English botanist and entomologist, who was born at Alton, Hampshire, site of the Curtis Museum. Curtis began as an apothecary , before turning his attention to botany and other natural history.
Jan 11, 2021 · The man behind the magazine, botanist William Curtis, was born on this day in Hampshire, England in 1746. To celebrate his birthday, we’re talking about his short but impactful life - and the legendary publication that carries his name.
William J. R. Curtis (born 21 March 1948, in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, England) is an architectural historian whose writings have focused on twentieth century architecture. Curtis seems particularly interested in broadening the "canon" to include a wider range of architects working across the world.
William Curtis. 1746 - 1799. William Curtis attended the Friends school in Burford before being apprenticed to apothecary George Vaux, with a view to becoming a doctor. In due course he inherited the practice but decided that his real interest was in botany.
Jul 7, 2020 · Today is the anniversary of the death of the botanist and entomologist William Curtis, the creator, and publisher of the influential Curtis Botanical Magazine. William founded the magazine in 1787.
Jul 7, 2020 · William J.R. Curtis (March 21, 1948-) and his history Modern Architecture Since 1900 to the field of the historiography of modern architecture, as defined by Panayotis Tournikiotis in his homonymous book, published in 1999.
Jan 11, 2021 · Today is the birthday of the botanist, entomologist, and founder of the influential Curtis Botanical Magazine, William Curtis. William had started life as an apothecary, but in short order, he discovered that it could not hold his interest.
William Curtis (11 January 1746 – 7 July 1799) was an English botanist and entomologist, who was born at Alton, Hampshire, site of the Curtis Museum. Curtis began as an apothecary, before turning his attention to botany and other natural history.
An article in Mimar: Architecture in Development, an international architecture magazine focusing on architecture in the developing world and related issues of concern. Citation. Curtis, William J. R. "Towards an Authentic Regionalism." In Mimar 19: Architecture in Development, edited by Hasan-Uddin Khan.
William Curtis (1746-1799) was an English botanist and entomologist. He was born in Alton, Hampshire, England. Curtis began as an apothecary before studying botany. He worked at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1771 to 1777. He established his own botanic garden at Lambeth in 1779.
