James Buckman (November 20, 1814 – November 23, 1884) was a British pharmaceuticalchemist, professor,museum curator,botanist,geologist,archaeologist, author and farmer.
Buckman was professor of geology, botany, and zoology at theRoyal Agricultural College from 1848 to 1863. He founded the university's botanical garden, with which he conducted a number of important botanical experiments, some of which were even mentioned in Darwin's Origin of Species. However, this and other issues caused discord between Buckman and Royal Agricultural College's Principal, the ReverendJohn Constable. Buckman resigned his position and Constable ordered the botanical gardens to be destroyed.[1]
Buckman developed a variety ofparsnip, the "Student" cultivar. There are herbarium specimens collected by James Buckman in theCharterhouse School Herbarium, housed at theUniversity & Jepson Herbaria,University of California, Berkeley.
Buckman married in 1858 married Julia Savory (1834–1865), daughter of John Savory, a pharmacist. They had five children, among themSydney Savory Buckman.[2]
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