Sir George Leonard Staunton, 1st Baronet was a botanist and employee of the East India Company in the late eighteenth century. In 1793, Staunton was named Secretary to the British mission to the Chinese Imperial court. This diplomatic and trade mission would be headed by Lord Macartney. Although the Macartney Embassy returned to London without obtaining any concession from China, the mission could have been termed a success because it brought back detailed observations.

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  • Sir George Leonard Staunton, 1st Baronet was a botanist and employee of the East India Company in the late eighteenth century. In 1793, Staunton was named Secretary to the British mission to the Chinese Imperial court. This diplomatic and trade mission would be headed by Lord Macartney. Although the Macartney Embassy returned to London without obtaining any concession from China, the mission could have been termed a success because it brought back detailed observations. Staunton was charged with producing the official account of the expedition after their return. This multi-volume work was taken chiefly from the papers of Lord Maccauley and from the papers of Sir Erasmus Gower, who was Commander of the expedition. Sir Joseph Banks, the President of the Royal Society, was responsible for selecting and arranging engraving of the illustrations in this official record. Staunton was created a Baronet, of Cargins in the County of Galway, on 31 October 1785. The title passed to his son, George Thomas Staunton, on his death.
  • Sir George Leonard Staunton war ein Reisender, Arzt und Diplomat im Dienste von Großbritannien. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Staunton“.
  • George Leonard Staunton est un botaniste britannique travaillant pour la Compagnie anglaise des Indes orientales, né le 10 avril 1737 et mort le 14 janvier 1801. C’est le premier occidental à découvrir l’utilisation d’un goût proche de l’orange dans le thé, qui deviendra le thé Earl Grey, en Chine en 1793. Aujourd’hui, c’est la bergamote, inconnue en Chine à cette époque, qui est principalement utilisée pour parfumer les thé Earl Grey. Le Saunton Earl Grey, encore fabriqué, est le thé actuel qui ressemble le plus à l’original. Son fils, Sir George Thomas Staunton (1781-1859), est célèbre pour ses études du chinois. Staunton est devenu membre de la Royal Society le 15 février 1787.
  • George Leonard Staunton foi um botânico britânico.
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  • 2008-11-17 (xsd:date)
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  • 12 November 1785
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  • Baronet
    '''(of Cargins, Galway)'''
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  • 1785–1801
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  • Sir George Leonard Staunton, 1st Baronet was a botanist and employee of the East India Company in the late eighteenth century. In 1793, Staunton was named Secretary to the British mission to the Chinese Imperial court. This diplomatic and trade mission would be headed by Lord Macartney. Although the Macartney Embassy returned to London without obtaining any concession from China, the mission could have been termed a success because it brought back detailed observations.
  • Sir George Leonard Staunton war ein Reisender, Arzt und Diplomat im Dienste von Großbritannien. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Staunton“.
  • George Leonard Staunton est un botaniste britannique travaillant pour la Compagnie anglaise des Indes orientales, né le 10 avril 1737 et mort le 14 janvier 1801. C’est le premier occidental à découvrir l’utilisation d’un goût proche de l’orange dans le thé, qui deviendra le thé Earl Grey, en Chine en 1793. Aujourd’hui, c’est la bergamote, inconnue en Chine à cette époque, qui est principalement utilisée pour parfumer les thé Earl Grey.
  • George Leonard Staunton foi um botânico britânico.
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  • Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet
  • George Leonard Staunton
  • George Leonard Staunton
  • George Leonard Staunton
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