Robert Harold Compton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Harold Compton

South African botanist

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1886

Place of Birth: Tewkesbury, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Jul-1979

Profession: botanist

Nationality: United Kingdom, South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Robert Harold Compton (6 August 1886 in Tewkesbury – 11 July 1979 in Cape Town) was a South African botanist.
The Compton Herbarium at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, which he founded in Cape Town in 1939, was named in his honour.