Isaac Henry Burkill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetIsaac Henry Burkill
British botanist
Date of Birth: 18-May-1870
Place of Birth: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 08-Mar-1965
Profession: botanist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Isaac Henry Burkill
- Isaac Henry Burkill (18 May 1870 – 8 March 1965) was an English botanist who worked in India and in the Straits Settlements (present day Singapore).
- He worked primarily in economic botany but published extensively on plant biology, ethno-botany, insect-plant interactions and described several species.
- He published a two volume compilation on the plants of economic importance in the Malay Peninsula, collating local names and knowledge.
- He also wrote a detailed history of botany in India.
- The plant genera Burkillia and Burkillianthus were named in his honour.
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