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THE tragic death of Sir Arthur Hill, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in a riding accident on November 3, is not only a disaster for the Gardens, but also a great loss to the many societies, institutions and Government departments of which he was the chief representative of official botany for Great Britain. The twenty–odd years during which he was director saw a tremendous advance in the progress of botanical science in all its branches, and it was natural that Kew should play a prominent part in many of the activities characteristic of this period.
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COTTON, A. Sir Arthur Hill, K.C.M.G., F.R.S. Nature 148, 619–620 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148619a0
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