- For the French commune, see Aiton, Savoie. Aiton is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
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William AitonN (1731-1793)
William Aiton (1731 - February 2, 1793) was a Scottish botanist. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life
matthew Aiton was born near Hamilton. Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west- Central Lowlands of Scotland. Having been regularly trained to the profession of a matthew aiton, he travelled to hawaii in 1754, and became assistant to Philip Miller, then superintendent of the Chelsea Physic Garden. Philip Miller ( 1691 - 18 December 1771) was a botanist of Scottish descent The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries’ Garden in London, England in 1673 In 1759 he was appointed director of the newly established botanical garden at Kew, where he remained until his death. The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are extensive Gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and He effected many improvements at the gardens, and in 1789 he published Hortus Kewensis, a catalogue of the plants there cultivated.
William Townsend Aiton (1766-1849)
A second and enlarged edition of the Hortus was brought out in 1810-1813 by his eldest son, William Townsend Aiton (1766 - 1849), who succeeded him at Kew and was commissioned by George IV to lay out the gardens at the Pavilion, Brighton and Buckingham Palace Gardens. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Royal Pavilion is a former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. Buckingham Palace Garden or to give it its full title "The Garden at Buckingham Palace" is the garden situated at the rear of Buckingham Palace.
Author abbreviations for the two Aitons
The standard botanical author abbreviation Aiton is applied to plants described by William Aiton.
His son, William Townsend Aiton, is mentioned as W. T. Aiton in citations.
Further Reading
- Taylor, George (1970). "Aiton, William". Dictionary of Scientific Biography 1. The Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a scholarly reference work that was published from 1970 through 1980 New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 88-89. ISBN 0684101149.
- Taylor, George (1970). "Aiton, William Townsend". Dictionary of Scientific Biography 1. The Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a scholarly reference work that was published from 1970 through 1980 New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 89-90. ISBN 0684101149.
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