Bright Sparcs
Biographical entry
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Rogers, Richard Sanders (1861 - 1942) |
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Physician and Orchidologist | ||
Born: 2 December 1861 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Died: 28 March 1942. | ||
Richard Sanders Rogers was consulting physician at the (Royal) Adelaide Hospital 1897-1942 and a hypnotist of some note. He became a world authority on Australasian orchids describing over 113 new species and 3 new genera working closely with R. Fiveash and H.M.R. Rupp. |
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