William Bartram (1739-1823) was a naturalist, author, and explorer. Bartram is best known for his Travels - a work on the nature of the Southern Colonies.
Life[]
Born in April of 1739 in the Kingsessing neighbourhood of Philadelpha, William was the son of naturalist John (who was said by Carl Linnaeus to be the "greatest naturalist in the world"). During his early childhood, William accomanied his naturalist father on expeditions throughout America (including the Catskills, the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, and Florida). This presumably fostered William's interest in naturalism, which he initially showed through elaborate botanical and ornithological drawings in his teenage years. Throughout his early life, William helped his father maintain his botanic garden and cultivated various rare species of plant life within it.
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Writing style[]
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Notable works[]
- Travels
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See also[]
- George Edwards
- John Bartram
- Meriwether Lewis
- William Clark
Sources[]
- Wikipedia