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Alfred Nobel: The Inventor, Botanist’s Descendant, and Founder of the Nobel Prizes
The Nobel Prize Today is the birthday of the Swede Alfred Nobel, who was born on this day in 1833. Gardeners are often surprised to learn that Nobel was a descendant of the botanist Olof Rudbeck. Nobel believed in peace and the goodness of humanity. At the same time, he recognized the destructive power of…
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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1772 Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet and founding figure of Romanticism, was born on this day. He was an artist who believed…
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