Garden, Alexander, 1730-1791
Name Entries
person
Garden, Alexander, 1730-1791
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Garden, Alexander, 1730-1791
Garden, Alexander (naturalist)
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Garden, Alexander (naturalist)
Gardenium, Alex. 1730-1791 (Alexander),
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Gardenium, Alex. 1730-1791 (Alexander),
Garden, Alex 1730-1791
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Garden, Alex 1730-1791
Garden, Alex. 1730-1791 (Alexander),
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Garden, Alex. 1730-1791 (Alexander),
Gardenium, Alex 1730-1791
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Gardenium, Alex 1730-1791
Genders
Exist Dates
Biographical History
Charleston and Prince William Parish, S.C. physician and naturalist.
South Carolina plantation owner, physician, and naturalist, after whom Karl Linnaeus named the "Gardenia." Alexander Garden married Elizabeth Peronneau (d. 1805). Garden remained loyal to the Crown, although his son, Alexander Garden (1757-1829) supported the colonial cause in the American Revolution. Garden was vice-president of the British Royal Society and died in London in 1791.
A native of Scotland, Alexander Garden arrived in South Carolina in 1752 and began a medical practice in Prince William Parish, later settling in Charleston. He became well known for his contributions in botany and other natural sciences, and he corresponded with many eminent men of science of his time. Dr. Garden was a friend of Richard Bohun Baker (1736-1783), owner of Archdale Hall and other South Carolina plantations, and was physician to the Baker family and their slaves. When the Revolutionary War began, Garden, a Loyalist, left South Carolina for England. His wife was Elizabeth Perroneau (d. 1805).
eng
Latn
External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/10629468
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89623458
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n89623458
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q683772
Other Entity IDs (Same As)
Sources
Loading ...
Resource Relations
Loading ...
Internal CPF Relations
Loading ...
Languages Used
eng
Zyyy
Subjects
Atmospheric physics
Bark
Barometric hypsometry
Botany, Medical
Medicine
Medicine
Medicine 15th-18th centuries
Scientists' writings
Seeds
Slaves
Nationalities
Activities
Occupations
Physicians
Physicians
Scientists
Legal Statuses
Places
South Carolina
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
South Carolina
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
South Carolina
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Convention Declarations
<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>