Henry Wickham (explorer)
Sir Henry Alexander Wickham (29 May 1846 – 27 September 1928) was a British explorer. He was the first person to successfully export a large, viable shipment of, smuggled, Brazilian rubber seeds to the British Empire. The British had long planned to create rubber plantations in Southeast Asia, and using Wickham's batch, the resulting plantations brought about the end of the Amazon rubber boom.
Sir Henry Wickham | |
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| Born | Henry Alexander Wickham 29 May 1846 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 27 September 1928 (aged 82) Paddington, London, England |
| Occupation | Explorer |
| Spouse | Violet Case Carter |
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