| LC control no. | no2006088318 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bolus, Harry, 1834-1911 |
| Associated country | England South Africa |
| Birth date | 18340428 |
| Death date | 19110525 |
| Place of birth | Nottingham (England) |
| Affiliation | Bolus Herbarium |
| Profession or occupation | Plant collectors Businessmen |
| Found in | Dear Dr. Bolus, 1979: t.p. (Harry Bolus) OCLC, Aug. 24, 2006 (hdg.: Bolus, Harry, 1834-1911; usage: Harry Bolus) The Cape orchids, 2012: p. 41 (Harry Bolus (1834-1011); b. Apr. 28, 1834 in Nottingham, England; went to South Africa in Dec. 1849 at age 15; by 1857 had gone into business in Graaff-Reinet, where he later became Secretary of the Midland Fire Assurance and Trust Company; the start of Bolus's herbarium is taken from the date of the first specimen collected, on 30 Apr. 1865) p. 43 (much of Bolus' earlier specimens lost in a shipwreck in 1876 upon return from visiting Kew, where duplicate specimens had been left; became interested in orchids shortly thereafter; d. May 25, 1911) p. 48-49 (he left his herbarium and library to the University of Cape Town (then the South African College)) |
| Associated language | eng |
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