William Moorcroft
1765?–1825
Veterinary surgeon in the East India Company, 1808. Crossed the Himalayas, 1811–12; explored Lahore and Kashmir, 1819–22; visited Bokhara, 1825. Collected plants with Nathaniel Wallich in Nepal.
Source
R. Desmond 1977, DNB.
Bibliography
Desmond, Ray. 1977. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists, including plant collectors and botanical artists. 3d ed. London: Taylor and Francis.
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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