Thomas Hanbury

Thomas Hanbury
Portrait of Thomas Hanbury from the 1912 edition of Hortus Mortolensis
Born(1832-06-21)21 June 1832
London
Died9 March 1907(1907-03-09) (aged 74)
Resting placeLa Mortola
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, philanthropist
Known forGiardini Botanici Hanbury, Ventimiglia

Sir Thomas Hanbury (21 June 1832 – 9 March 1907) was an English businessman, gardener and philanthropist. He built the Giardini Botanici Hanbury, or Hanbury botanical gardens, at Mortola Inferiore, between Ventimiglia and Menton,[1] on the coast of Italy near to the border with France.

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