Walter, Thomas, 1740?-1788
Variant namesThomas Walter (ca. 1740-1788) was an early figure in American botany. Born in Hampshire, England, he immigrated to South Carolina in the 1760s and acquired a plantation on the Santee River in South Carolina, where he prepared his Flora Caroliniana, published in 1788. This publication used the Linnaeus' system of classification. He also had a herbarium which contained all of the specimens described in his book.
From the description of Flora Caroliniana, secundum systema vegetabilium perillustris Linnaei digesta..., 1788. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 145734297
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| creatorOf | Walter, Thomas, 1740?-1788. Flora Caroliniana, secundum systema vegetabilium perillustris Linnaei digesta..., 1788. | Georgia Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | [Thomas Walter, biographical materials] | University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System | |
| referencedIn | Isaac Motte & Company (Charleston, S.C.). Isaac Motte & Company receipt book, 1768-1815, (bulk 1768-1773). | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Barnwell, William M. Scrapbooks of the Conway, Black, and Davis families, 1852-1961. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Thomas, John Peyre, b. 1857. John Peyre Thomas essay and speeches, 1938. | South Carolina Historical Society |
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