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Thomas Andrew Knight
Using experiments and selective breeding to improve fruit crops.
Apple and pear cultivation · Growth and gravity
- Born
- 12 August 1759
- Birthplace
- Wormsley Grange, Herefordshire
- Died
- 11 May 1838
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Thomas Andrew Knight
Thomas Andrew Knight was an English horticulturist whose practical experiments investigated plant growth and developed new varieties.
Early life
Education
Studied at Balliol College, Oxford, before pursuing horticulture on his family’s land.
Career
- 1795
Research publication
Published findings on fruit-tree propagation and disease.
- 1805
Royal Society
Elected a fellow.
- 1806
Copley Medal
Recognised for plant research.
- 1811–1838
Horticultural Society
Served as president.
Contributions
Apple and pear cultivation
Published a treatise also covering cider and perry.
Growth and gravity
Studied the direction of seedling growth.
New cultivars
Selected improved apples and other food plants.
Beyond research
Family
His daughters Frances and Charlotte also pursued botanical or horticultural interests.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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Photo: Artistic portrait; Solomon Cole (c.1806–1893). Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.