John Firminger Duthie (1845–1922) was an English

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and

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. From 1875 to 1903 he was the Superintendent of Saharanpur Botanical Gardens. He collected plants in India, Nepal and adjacent countries and distributed several

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-like specimen series among herbaria, one with the title ''Flora of North-Western India''. His son was the

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officer and cricketer Arthur Duthie.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Duthie, John Firminger 1845 births 1922 deaths English botanists Place of birth missing