Alexander Adam (1741–1809)
Autor/a de The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables
Sobre l'autor
Crèdit de la imatge: Alexander Adam. Wikimedia Commons.
Obres de Alexander Adam
Adam's Latin Grammar, with some improvements, and the following additions: rules for the right pronunciation of the… (2012) 3 exemplars
The principles of Latin and English grammar 2 exemplars
Praxisbuch BI Reporting: Schritt-für-Schritt zum perfekten Report mit BEx Tools und BusinessObjects (2011) 1 exemplars
Adam's Latin grammar, simplified, by means of an introduction: designed to facilitate the study of Latin… 1 exemplars
The Seed Detective 1 exemplars
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- Data de naixement
- 1741-06-24
- Data de defunció
- 1809-12-18
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- Great Britain
- País (per posar en el mapa)
- UK
- Lloc de naixement
- Forres, Morayshire, Scotland, Great Britain
- Lloc de defunció
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
- Llocs de residència
- Forres, Moray, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK - Educació
- University of Edinburgh
- Professions
- teacher
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The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories… de Alexander Adam
The author leads an amazing life, rather like the Indiana Jones of seed preservation. He travels the world, seeking out vegetable varieties that have not been "discovered" in the Western World, and brings them out to be grown in controlled circumstances and preserved for future generations. Alexander frequents farmers markets all over the world, looking for that elusive "granny", who has been growing the variety for decades, maybe even generations. It's an honorable task, otherwise many (maybe all) of these varieties would be eventually lost. It's a good read!… (més)
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- Obres
- 11
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 59
- Popularitat
- #280,813
- Valoració
- 4.1
- Ressenyes
- 1
- ISBN
- 7
- Llengües
- 1