The Notorious Sir John Hill: The Man Destroyed by Ambition in the Era of Celebrity

by G.S. Rousseau

Sir John Hill (1714-1775) was one of Georgian England's most vilified men despite having contributed prolifically to its medicine, science and literature. Born into a humble Northamptonshire family, the son of an impecunious God-faring Anglican minister, he started out as an apothecary, went on to collect natural objects for the great Whig lords and became a botanist of distinction. But his scandalous behavior prevented his election to the Royal Society...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611461200
• ISBN13: 9781611461206
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Lehigh University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher