Alexander Dickson (botanist)
Alexander Dickson | |
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| Born | 21 February 1836 |
| Died | 30 December 1887 (aged 51) Hartree, Peeblesshire |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Botanist |
Alexander Dickson FRSE LLD (21 February 1836 – 30 December 1887) was a Scottish morphological botanist and botanical artist.
His family had previously had members in the legal and medical professions; one of the earliest of whom any special records exist having been John Dickson of Kilbucho and Hartree, a lawyer, who in 1649 was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, taking the title of Lord Hartree.