Joseph Arnold - Resources
Botanist, born in Beccles, Suffolk, E England, UK. He studied medicine at Edinburgh, and accompanied Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles as naturalist to Sumatra, where he died. He discovered the largest flower known, Rafflesia arnoldi.
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Biographical entry at Bright Sparcs Biographical entry: Australian Dictionary of Biography Online| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Arnold, Joseph |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Surgeon, Naturalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1782 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beccles, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1818 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Padang, Indonesia |
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