MARCH 17 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Dr. William Withering, who was celebrated alike as physician, botanist and mineralogist. He was born at Wellington, Shropshire, the only son of ...
This article was originally published with the title “ William Withering and the Purple Foxglove ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 212 No. 6 (June 1965), p. 110 doi:10.1038 ...