Editing Kew (section)

===Botanists who have lived in Kew===
Unsurprisingly, many botanists have lived in Kew, near the botanic gardens:
[[File:St Anne's Church, Kew, John Smith and family headstone.jpg|150px|thumb|Grave of John Smith and his family in the churchyard at St Anne's]]
*[[William Aiton]] (1731–1793), botanist, was appointed director in 1759 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 cultivated there.<ref group="nb">{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Aiton, William|volume=1|page=448}}</ref> When he died, he was succeeded as director at Kew Gardens by his son [[William Townsend Aiton]] (1766–1849), who was also a botanist, and was born in Kew.<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB |wstitle= Aiton, William Townsend |volume= 01 |last= Britten  |first= James  |author-link= James Britten |page= 208 |short= 1}}</ref> William Townsend Aiton was one of the founders of the [[Royal Horticultural Society]].<ref name="DNB" /> He retired in 1841 but remained living at Kew, although passing much of his time with his brother at [[Kensington]] where he died in 1849.<ref name="DNB" /> Both father and son lived at Descanso House on Kew Green and are buried in St Anne's churchyard<ref name="DNB" /> where the substantial family tomb is a prominent feature. Inside the church there is also a memorial to them.<ref name="Aitons">{{Cite book |url=https://www.richmondhistory.org.uk/wordpress/publications/79-2/ |title=Royal Gardeners at Kew – The Aitons |publisher=[[Richmond Local History Society]] |year=2009 |isbn=9780955071751 |access-date=12 December 2022}}</ref>
* [[John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan]] (1917–1985), director of the botanic gardens, lived in Kew and died there on 26 September 1985.<ref name="Kew Bulletin">{{cite journal | title=John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan (1917–1985) | author=Verdcourt, Bernard | journal=[[Kew Bulletin]] | year=1987 | volume=42 | issue=2 | pages=286–296|jstor = 4109685}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bell|first=A|date=1986|title=Professor J P M Brenan|url=https://issuu.com/kewguildjournal/docs/v10s90p385-all|journal=Journal of the Kew Guild|volume=10|pages=483|via=ISSUU|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826113607/https://issuu.com/kewguildjournal/docs/v10s90p385-all|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is buried at St. Anne's.<ref name="Kew Bulletin"/><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sands|first=Martin J S|date=1986|title=News of Kewites at home and abroad in 1985|url=https://issuu.com/kewguildjournal/docs/v10s90p385-all|journal=Journal of the Kew Guild|volume=10|pages=461|via=ISSUU|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826113607/https://issuu.com/kewguildjournal/docs/v10s90p385-all|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Sir William Hooker]] (1785–1865) and his son [[Joseph Dalton Hooker|Sir Joseph Hooker]] (1817–1911), botanists and directors of Kew Gardens, lived at 49 Kew Green, Kew. The site is marked by a blue plaque.<ref name="Hooker">{{Cite web |title=Hooker, Sir Joseph (1817–1911) & Hooker, Sir William (1785–1865) |url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/william-hooker/ |access-date=8 May 2021 |website=Blue Plaques |publisher=[[English Heritage]]}}</ref><ref name="RTT 30 Jul 2010">{{Cite news |date=30 July 2010 |title=Princess Alexandra unveils blue plaque to Kew Gardens' directors Sir William and Sir Joseph Hooker |url=https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/8304104.princess-alexandra-unveils-blue-plaque-to-kew-gardens-directors-sir-william-and-sir-joseph-hooker/ |access-date=1 May 2024 |work=[[Richmond and Twickenham Times]]}}</ref>
*[[John Hutchinson (botanist)|John Hutchinson]] (1884–1972), botanist, lived on Kew Green, near [[Kew Gardens#Herbarium|Kew Gardens' Herbarium]], during the Second World War.<ref name="Chivers">{{Cite web |last=Chivers |first=Nora |date=8 April 2004 |title=Kew Invasion! |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/52/a2504152.shtml |access-date=9 May 2021 |website=[[BBC]] WW2 People's War}}</ref><ref>[[The National Archives (UK)]].''[[1939 Register]]''; Reference: ''RG 101/1377A. Ancestry.com.''</ref>
* [[Daniel Oliver (botanist)|Daniel Oliver]] (1830–1916), [[Professor]] of Botany at [[University College London]] 1861–88 and Keeper of Kew Gardens' [[Herbarium]]  1864–90, lived on Kew Green.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oliver, Daniel (1830–1916) |url=https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000153006 |access-date=28 June 2021 |website=[[JSTOR]]}}</ref>
* [[Henry Nicholas Ridley]] (1855–1956), botanist, geologist and [[naturalist]], died at his home in Kew.<ref name="Holttum">{{Cite journal |last=Holttum |first=R E |author-link=Richard Eric Holttum|date=Jan–Feb 1957 |title=Henry Nicholas Ridley, C. M. G., F. R. S. 1855-1956 |journal=[[Taxon (journal)|Taxon]] |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=1–6|doi=10.1002/j.1996-8175.1957.tb02684.x }}</ref>
*[[John Smith (botanist)|John Smith]] (1798–1888), botanist, the first curator at Kew Gardens, lived on Kew Green.<ref>1861 England Census. Class: RG 9; Piece: 460; Folio: 42; Page: 7; GSU roll: 542642. [[Ancestry.com]]</ref> He died at Park House, Kew Road, and is buried in [[St Anne's Church, Kew|St Anne's churchyard]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1888 |title=Smith, John |url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=smith&yearOfDeath=1888&page=47#calendar |website=Probate Search}}</ref>
* [[William T Stearn]] (1911–2001), botanist, who was president of the [[Linnean Society]], lived in Kew.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Heywood |first=Vernon |author-link=Vernon Heywood |date=June 2002 |title=William Thomas Stearn, CBE, VMH (1911–2001) – an appreciation |journal=[[Archives of Natural History]] |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=NP–143 |doi=10.3366/anh.2002.29.2.NP}}</ref>
*[[John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute]] (1713–1792), botanist and honorary director of Kew Gardens 1754–72, adviser to Princess Augusta and tutor to George III and, later, [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]] 1762–63, lived at King's Cottage, 33 Kew Green.<ref name="Places in History: Kew Green">{{Cite web |last=Gascoigne, Bamber |author-link=Bamber Gascoigne |date=2001 |title=HistoryWorld's Places in History: Kew Green |url=http://www.historyworld.net/placesinhistory/kewgreen.asp |access-date=1 May 2024 |website=[[HistoryWorld]]}}</ref>