What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: John Stevens Henslow, 1796-1861 Professor, churchman, botanist and geologist; founder of the Cambridge Botanic Gardens Recorded plaque organisation: Cambridge City Council.
Professor John Stevens Henslow was a significant figure in Victorian academia, known for founding the Cambridge Botanic Gardens and for being Charles Darwin's mentor at Cambridge University.
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