George Henry Kendrick Thwaites ( 1811 - 1882 )

Birth: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (1811) Death: Kandy, Ceylon (11 September 1882) Profession: Accountant Research Field: Botany Career: Was an Accountant, then took up entomology and microscopy; Lecturer in botany, Bristol (1846); Director, Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradenia, Ceylon (1849); published 'Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae' (1859-1864); established the Cinehona nurseries, Hakgala, Ceylon; the genera Thwaitesia and Kendrickia were named after him Honours: CMG 1878 Memberships: FLS Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/06/1865.