Reginald Farrer

Reginald John Farrer
Reginald John Farrer
Born	17 February 1880; Marylebone, London
Died	17 October 1920 (aged 40); Nyitadi, Northern Burma
Occupation	Gardener; writer; plant collector;
Nationality	English
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford

Reginald John Farrer (17 February 1880 – 17 October 1920), was a traveller and plant collector.^[2] He published a number of books, although is best known for My Rock Garden. He travelled to Asia in search of a variety of plants, many of which he brought back to England and planted near his home village of Clapham, North Yorkshire.

^ "Oxford Index". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/58780. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Farrer, Reginald". Who's Who: 807. 1919.

[1] "Oxford Index". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/58780. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[2] "Farrer, Reginald". Who's Who: 807. 1919.

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Reginald John Farrer
Born	17 February 1880 Marylebone, London^[1]
Died	17 October 1920 (aged 40) Nyitadi, Northern Burma
Occupation	Gardener writer plant collector
Nationality	English
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford

Reginald Farrer

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