Born Stenbrohult, Småland in southern Sweden. Inventor of a system for naming, ranking, and classifying organisms. One of the great collectors of the 18th century. At his death Joseph Banks tried but failed to buy the collection, which is now housed in the Linnaean Society in Burlington House.
2021: His relationship with racism is being described as 'complicated'.
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Carl Linnaeus
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Carl Linnaeus
{3 sides of the boarding around a tree carry painted text:} Swedish botanist ...
First founded in Britain in 1823 as the 'Society for the Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery Throughout the British Dominions'. When slavery was abolished in British dominions the Society w...
Doctor of Civil Law, judge, MP, supporter of the campaigns for the abolition of slavery and of capital punishment. Born Berkshire. Died Surrey.
The first Asian elected to the House of Commons, representing Central Finsbury for the Liberal Party from 1892 - 1895. This was 4 years after the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, had said that black...
Legal group established with the objectives of working towards the elimination of racial discrimination within the legal profession and the achievement of true equality of opportunity and equal acc...
1959, 30 January: a "Caribbean Carnival" was held in St Pancras Town Hall. This annual event was organised by Claudia Jones and directed by Edric Connor (husband of Pearl Connor). It featured caly...
Event, Community / Clubs, Race Issues, Tourism / Traditions, Caribbean Islands
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