Michael Pakenham Edgeworth | |
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![]() Edgeworth c. 1843–1845 | |
Born | 24 May 1812 County Longford, Ireland |
Died | 30 July 1881 Eigg Island, Scottish Inner Hebrides, Scotland | (aged 69)
Citizenship | Irish |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Partners | Christina (née Macpherson) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | botany |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Edgew. |
Michael Pakenham Edgeworth (24 May 1812 – 30 July 1881) was an Irish botanist who specialized in seed plants and ferns,[1] and spent most of his life working in India. He was also a pioneer of photography.