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Richard Buxton (botanist)

 * ... that impoverished shoemaker Richard Buxton (pictured) was illiterate at 16 but published a botanical guide at the age of 62?
 * Reviewed: Hogbetsotso festival

Created/expanded by Richerman (talk). Self nom at 13:09, 1 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg No problems here - fresh enough, long enough, and the hook fact is interesting, albeit not very unusual. I assume good faith for the offline sources. -- Eisfbnore talk 17:25, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
 * One thing though: The article happens to be an orphan - can you think of any related articles? I'm not sure if this is an issue for DYK, though. Eisfbnore  talk 17:48, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd forgotten about that - well spotted! I've linked to it from three articles now. Richerman    (talk) 00:06, 3 January 2012 (UTC)