George King
Sir George King was a British botanist who was appointed superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta in 1871, and became the first Director of the Botanical Survey of India from 1890. He was recognised for his work in the cultivation of cinchona and for setting up a system for the inexpensive distribution of quinine throughout India through the postal system.
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Date of Birth
April 12nd, 1840
Age
186
Birth Place
United Kingdom, Scotland
Date of Death
February 12nd, 1909
Died Aged
68
Star Sign
Aries
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