William Aiton (1731 - February 2, 1793) was a Scottish botanist. Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ...

Aiton was born near Hamilton. Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled to London in 1754, and became assistant to Philip Miller, then superintendent of the Chelsea Physic Garden. In 1759 he was appointed director of the newly established botanical garden at Kew, where he remained until his death. He effected many improvements at the gardens, and in 1789 he published Hortus Kewensis, a catalogue of the plants there cultivated. The Mausoleum of the Dukes of Hamilton, in the grounds of the old Hamilton Palace Hamilton (Hamaltan, in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in Central Scotland. ... This article is about the British city. ... Philip Miller (1691 - 1771) was a botanist of Scottish descent. ... The Chelsea Physic Garden (physic in the former sense of the science of healing), established by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London, is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Europe (second oldest in Britain), and its rock garden is the oldest English garden devoted to alpine plants. ... The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are extensive gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond upon Thames and Kew in southwest London, England. ...

A second and enlarged edition of the Hortus was brought out in 1810-1813 by his eldest son, William Townsend Aiton (1766 - 1849), who succeeded him at Kew and was commissioned by George IV to lay out the gardens at the Pavilion, Brighton and Buckingham Palace Gardens. 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ... The Royal Pavilion The Royal Pavilion is a splendid palace built in Brighton, East Sussex in the 19th Century as a seaside retreat for the then Prince Regent. ... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... Buckingham Palace Gardens are the Queens back garden. ...

The standard botanical author abbreviation Aiton is applied to plants he described, while his son is mentioned as W. T. Aiton in citations. In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ...