George King (botanist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British botanist
Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1840
Place of Birth: Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 12-Feb-1909
Profession: botanist
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About George King (botanist)
- Sir George King (12 April 1840 – 12 February 1909) was a British botanist who was appointed superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta in 1871, and became the first Director of the Botanical Survey of India from 1890.
- He was recognised for his work in the cultivation of cinchona and for setting up a system for the inexpensive distribution of quinine throughout India through the postal system.
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