What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: William Curtis botanist born here 1746 Recorded plaque organisation: Alton Urban District Council.
William Curtis was an English botanist and entomologist who founded the Botanical Magazine in 1787, which is recognized as the oldest continuously published periodical with colored illustrations.
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