A distant relative was a director of Kew Gardens in the late 1800s. He doesn't sound like the nicest of chaps, refusing to consider Beatrix Potter's beautiful drawings as she was a woman, but he was successful enough as an Empire builder to be knighted by Queen Victoria. I would love to write his biography, but have no idea where to begin, from Australia. Any ideas gratefully received.
A distant relative was a director of Kew Gardens in the late 1800s. He doesn't sound like the nicest of chaps, refusing to consider Beatrix Potter's beautiful drawings as she was a woman, but he was successful enough as an Empire builder to be knighted by Queen Victoria. I would love to write his biography, but have no idea where to begin, from Australia. Any ideas gratefully received.
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