Posts Tagged ‘Dutch’
The Viral Discovery: How a Botanist Named Martinus Beijerinck Changed Medicine Forever
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 25, 1990 #OTD During this week in 1990, the Longview Newspaper shared a cautionary article about the upcoming flu season. Buried in the story was this reminder: “A hundred years…
Read MoreThe Naturalist Who Brought Goldfish to Holland: Remembering Job Baster
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 1, 1711 On this day, Job Baster was born. This remarkable Dutch naturalist was among the first in his country to examine the minute details of flora and fauna through the revealing…
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