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Austin, David, 1926-2018

LC control no.n 90646521
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPR6101.U758
Personal name headingAustin, David, 1926-2018
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Birth date1926-02-16
Death date2018-12-18
Place of birthAlbrighton (England)
Place of deathAlbrighton (England)
Field of activityRoses--Varieties
Profession or occupationHorticulturists
Found innuc90-33383: His The heritage of the rose, c1988 (hdg. on MnSU rept.: Austin, David, 1926- ; usage: David Austin)
David Austin's English roses, c1993: t.p. (David Austin)
New York times WWW site, viewed Dec. 31, 2018 (in obituary published Dec. 28: David Austin; David Charles Henshaw Austin; b. Feb. 16, 1926, Albrighton, Shropshire; d. there Dec. 18, aged 92; self-taught horticulturist who upended the rose market by creating more than 200 hybrids that were distinguished by their broad color range, ambrosial fragrances, and multiple annual blooms; author of The breathing earth (2014), a volume of poetry about the natural world)
Associated languageeng