Henry Nicholas Ridley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Nicholas Ridley

English botanist and geologist

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1855

Place of Birth: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1956

Profession: geologist, botanist, mycologist, pteridologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Henry Nicholas Ridley CMG (1911), MA (Oxon), FRS, FLS, F.R.H.S.
(10 December 1855 – 24 October 1956) was an English botanist, geologist and naturalist who lived much of his life in Singapore.
He was instrumental in promoting rubber trees in the Malay Peninsula and, for the fervour with which he pursued it, came to be called as "Mad Ridley".