THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Sydney Parkinson
Scottish botanical illustrator (1745-1771)
Sydney Parkinson was born in 1745 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom and died on January 26, 1771.
Born
in 1745
Died: January 26, 1771
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Professions
- zoologist, botanist, scientific illustrator, illustrator, botanical illustrator, naturalist, painter
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
All birth date sources
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- Art UK painters database
- RKDartists
- BnF authorities
- plantillustrations.org
- author citation in botany and mycology
- Trove
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Australian Dictionary of Biography
- SNAC
- Integrated Authority File
- Artnet
- Harvard Index of Botanists
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Sydney Parkinson born?
Sydney Parkinson was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.