"So long as was encumbered with its pseudo-classical incubus its votaries were few in number. The more it grew into a science founded on observation, the more it attracted popular attention. The writings of , composed in a clear and elegant style, and offering a systematic arrangement such as all could readily understand, contributed more than those of any other naturalist to the spread of a taste for his favourite science. He was eminently a popular writer, and, no matter what criticism may now be passed on his system, it must be admitted that to it is greatly owing the rapidity with which the natural sciences advanced in public favour in the early part of last century."
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Academics from IrelandFellows of the Royal SocietyCuratorsBiologists from IrelandBotanists from Ireland
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William Henry Harvey
, , (5 February 1811 – 15 May 1866) was an Irish botanist and , known for his 5-volume work '.
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