Sir James Edward Smith

I was on one of Colin’s heritage walks on Monday and the focus was on Surrey Street and we came across the house of James Edward Smith near All Saints Green.  He was the son of a wealthy wool merchant and became a famous botanist.  What collection (which would give him European fame) did he purchase in 1784 for 1000 guineas?  The Linnean Society is the world's oldest society devoted to natural history but when did he founder the this society?  What was Flora Brittanica and when was it published?  How many articles did he contribute to Rees’s Cyclopaedia? What major botanical publication of the eighteen century did he contribute seven volumes to?  To find out the answers to these questions and more information, please select the following link.  Please take some time to explore this website as it is a real treasure trove of information relating to the heritage of Norwich:

http://www.norwich-heritage.co.uk/monuments/James%20Edward%20Smith/James%20Edward%20Smith.shtm