What is recorded here
This yellow commemorative plaque records: Francis Masson 1741-1805 botanist and explorer lived in Old Aberdeen Recorded plaque organisation: Aberdeen City Council.
Francis Masson was a Scottish botanist and plant collector who significantly contributed to the field of botany by introducing numerous South African plants to Europe.
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