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Lifetime: 1812 - 1880 Passed: ≈ 144 years ago

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Robert Fortune

Books by Robert Fortune

Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China Cover image

Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China

History Non-Fiction Travel Biography
19th century History Exploration Culture Travel Plants Secret Agriculture Tea East asia Botany China

Robert Fortune, a Scottish botanist, embarked on a remarkable journey to China in the 19th century. Driven by the desire to uncover the secrets of tea cultivation and procure valuable plants for propagation outside China, he traversed the Northern Pr...