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Frank Kingdon-Ward
Born: November 6, 1885
Died: April 8, 1958 (aged 72)
Bio: Francis Kingdon-Ward, born Francis Kingdon Ward was an English botanist, explorer, plant collector and author. He published most of his books as Frank Kingdon-Ward and this hyphenated form of his name stuck, becoming the surname of his wives and two daughters.
Known for:
- In the land of the blue poppies
- A, Plant Hunter in Tibet (1934)
- The land of the blue poppy (1913)
- Burma's Icy Mountains (1949)