Henry Wickham
Henry Wickham was an English botanist and plant collector who famously used the Wardian case to smuggle rubber tree seeds from the Amazon to England in the 19th century. His successful transportation of these seeds led to the establishment of rubber plantations in Southeast Asia, drastically changing the global rubber industry and diminishing Brazil's dominance in the market.
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Denmark:
Madeleine Wickham is survived by her husband, Henry Wickham, and their five children.
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Italy:
Henry Wickham is mentioned as Sophie Kinsella's husband who loved her dearly.
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Panama:
Henry Wickham collected rubber seeds in the Amazon and sent them back to Kew Gardens using Ward's boxes.
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