Hamilton Naki

Hamilton Naki

male, deceased (2005)
South African, surgeon, apartheid, gardener, heart transplantation, Groote Schuur Hospital
Hamilton Naki (26 June 1926 - 29 May 2005) was a teacher, trainer, and surgical assistant of Dr Christiaan Barnard who undertook the world's first...
Harry Dodson

Harry Dodson

male, deceased (2005)
BBC, gardener, Horticulturist, English, Garden writer, The Victorian Kitchen Garden
Harry James Dodson (11 September 1919 - 25 July 2005) was an English gardener who became a celebrity as a result of the BBC television documentary...
Ganna Walska

Ganna Walska

female, deceased (1984)
Russian Empire, Brest-Litovsk, From Santa Barbara, California, American, gardener, Belarus born
Ganna Walska was born Hanna Puacz (according to one of her passports in 1887, some sources give June 24th as birth-day) in Brest-Litovsk, Russian...
James Bateman

James Bateman

male, deceased (1897)
Lancastrian, From Bury, Master of Arts, Priscilla Master, Magdalen College, Oxford, Mr Bateman's Garden…gardener
James Bateman (July 18 1812 - November 27 1897) was an accomplished horticulturist and landowner. He developed Biddulph Grange after moving there...

Robert Sweet

male, deceased (1835)
Ornithologist, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, gardener, English, Argemone ochroleuca, link
Robert Sweet was an English botanist, horticulturist and ornithologist. 'On a much less voluminous scale, Robert Sweet published his 'Flora...

Harry Cooper

male
Television presenter, Border Collie, Television program, Better Homes and Gardens, anecdotal, Miniature Fox Terrier…gardener
Harold Leonard Cooper (born: 13 June 1942), better known as Dr. Harry Cooper or simply Dr. Harry, is an Australian veterinarian, television...
Gerard Majella

Gerard Majella

male, deceased (1755)
Ostiarius, Roman Catholic, canonised, redemptorist, Italian, gardener
Saint Gerard Majella is a Catholic saint. He is a saint whose intercession is requested for children (and unborn children in particular);...
Harry Wheatcroft

Harry Wheatcroft

male, deceased (1977)
rose, gardener, English
Harry Wheatcroft (1898 - 1977) was a famous English rose grower. He did a great deal to popularise roses among British gardeners. He was known for...

Thomas Weston

male, deceased (1935)
Old Parliament House, Turramurra, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Horticulturist, campbelltown, Horticulturalist…gardener
Thomas Charles George Weston MBE (October 14, 1866 - December 1, 1935) was an Australian horticulturalist and was responsible for the afforestation...
Marc P. Keane

Marc P. Keane

male
Cornell University, Japanese gardens, Japanese Garden Design, Simply Zen Interiors Gardens, Kyoto University of Arts and Design, Sakuteiki Visions of the Japanese Garden…gardener
Marc Peter Keane, a graduate of Cornell University, is an American landscaped architect and author. He specializes in Japanese garden design. He is...