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Parkinson, Sydney, 1745?-1771

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Personal name headingParkinson, Sydney, 1745?-1771
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LocatedLondon, England
Birth date1745
Death date17710127
Place of birthSelkirkshire (Scotland)
Field of activityBotanical illustration
AffiliationRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Profession or occupationIllustrators
Found inAuthor's Journal of a voyage to the South Seas ... 1773.
Lima, Haroldo Cavalcante de. Sidney Parkinson, 2012: p. 33 (b. 1745, in Selkirk, Scotland; botanical illustrator; moved to London in 1766 where he improved his knowledge of botany; worked as an artist in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew) p. 38 (d. Jan. 27 1771 at sea on the way to Capetown on return trip to England)