Francis Masson [SEP] date of birth
Francis Masson
Francis Masson (August 1741 – 23 December 1805) was a Scottish botanist and gardener, and Kew Gardens’ first plant hunter.
Life.
Masson was born in Aberdeen. 
In the 1760s, he went to work at Kew Gardens as an under-gardener. 
Masson was the first plant collector to be sent abroad by the newly appointed director Sir Joseph Banks; he sailed with James Cook on HMS "Resolution" to South Africa, landing in October 1772. 
Masson stayed until 1775
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