Samuel Edward Widdrington

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Samuel Edward Widdrington was a 19th-century British naval officer and writer on Spain whose name was given to the conifer genus Widdringtonia.

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Samuel Edward Widdrington canonical 2

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instanceOf British naval officer
conifer genus
human
writer
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
fieldOfWork Hispanism
travel literature
genre non-fiction
travel writing
hasFamilyName Widdrington
hasGivenName Edward
Samuel
influenced British understanding of 19th-century Spain
knownFor writings on Spain
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch Royal Navy
namedAfter Samuel Edward Widdrington
nameGivenTo Widdringtonia
nationality British
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Sketches in Spain
linked to: Sketches of Spain

Spain and the Spaniards in 1843
occupation naval officer
travel writer
writer
placeOfActivity Spain
sexOrGender male

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Widdringtonia namedAfter Samuel Edward Widdrington
Widdringtonia namedAfter Samuel Edward Widdrington
subject linked to: Samuel Edward Widdrington