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David Douglas grows up in Scotland in the early 1800s, a time of great fascination with the natural world and with scientific discovery. A boyhood love of outdoor pursuits leads Douglas to a career as a naturalist. While working for the botanical gardens at the University of Glasgow, he studies plant physiology and taxonomy under William ...
However, it was his conifer introductions that were to become linked with his name and which today have made the biggest impact. He wrote back to his mentor, Sir William Hooker, “you will begin to think that I manufacture pines at my pleasure”, describing the wealth of trees he came across. He introduced Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, Noble fir ...
David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home CVO, CBE (born 20 November 1943) is a British businessman and Conservative politician. Home is the only son of Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, formerly 14th Earl of Home, and Elizabeth Alington, daughter of Cyril Alington. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
Clan Home. Clan Home (pronounced and sometimes spelt Hume) is a Scottish clan. [2] It held immense power for much of the Middle Ages and dominated the eastern Scottish Borders. It produced no fewer than eight Wardens of the Eastern March – more than any other family.
David Douglas-Home (. 15. e. comte de Home) David Douglas-Home en 2020. David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 15e comte de Home, né le 20 novembre 1943 à Westminster ( Londres) et mort le 22 août 2022 1, est un homme d'affaires britannique et homme politique conservateur, membre de la Chambre des lords de 1996 à sa mort.
David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 15. Earl of Home KT, CVO, CBE (* 20. November 1943 in Westminster; † 22. August 2022 in The Hirsel [1]) war ein britischer Politiker, Mitglied des House of Lords und Unternehmer .
Using Fort Vancouver as a home base, Douglas roamed the Columbia Department during visits in 1825-27, 1830, and 1832-33. Even though his main focus was on seeds for British gardens, his observations covered the entire range of natural science. He watched pocket gophers munch their way through camas fields and the first Fort Vancouver potato patch.
