Hickman Clare
University of Newcastle, UK.
Br J Hist Sci. 2019 Dec;52(4):543-567. doi: 10.1017/S0007087419000451. Epub 2019 Oct 4.
Often overlooked by historians, specialist gardeners with an expert understanding of both native and exotic plant material were central to the teaching and research activities of university botanic gardens. In this article various interrelationships in the late Georgian period will be examined: between the gardener, the garden, the botanic collection, the medical school and ways of knowing. Foregrounding gardeners' narratives will shed light on the ways in which botanic material was gathered and utilized for teaching and research purposes, particularly for medical students, as well as highlighting the importance of the garden as a repository of botanic material for the classroom. In this way, the blurred lines between art and science, skill and scholarly activity, and shared pedagogic practices between botany and anatomy will be revealed.
历史学家常常忽视了那些对本土和外来植物材料都有专业理解的专业园艺师，他们在大学植物园的教学和研究活动中起着核心作用。在本文中，将探讨乔治王时代晚期的各种相互关系：园艺师、花园、植物收藏、医学院以及认知方式之间的关系。突出园艺师的叙述将揭示植物材料是如何被收集并用于教学和研究目的的，特别是用于医学生，同时也凸显了花园作为课堂植物材料储存库的重要性。通过这种方式，艺术与科学、技能与学术活动之间模糊的界限，以及植物学和解剖学之间共有的教学实践将被揭示出来。
