Historedia
Person

William Townsend Aiton

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1800–1804

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Townsend Aiton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of the Royal Horticultural Society

    1800–1804

    Role: Attendee

    1. 1800 · United KingdomWedgwood's Initial Proposal

      John Wedgwood suggested the creation of a British horticultural society in 1800, aiming for regular meetings and publications.

    2. 7 March 1804 · Hatchards bookshop, PiccadillyFirst Meeting of the Horticultural Society

      The first meeting of the society occurred on 7 March 1804 at Hatchards bookshop in London, chaired by John Wedgwood.

Sources

  1. Royal Horticultural Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29