Frederick Edward Hulme
Frederick Edward Hulme (1841–1909) was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand and Geometrical Drawing at King's College London from 1886. His most famous work was Familiar Wild Flowers which was issued in nine volumes.
In 1844 his family moved to London where his father taught and worked as a landscape painter. Not only was Hulme's father an accomplished landscape painter, but his maternal grandmother had also been a painter of porcelain. Hulme attended South Kensington School of Art, which is now called the Royal College of Art.
Hulme became the drawing master at Marlborough College in 1870 and while there he started work on his most famous work. Familiar Wild Flowers was issued in parts as not only did it contain a detailed description of each flower but also its medicinal uses and habitat. The major work was the botanical illustration by Hulme of each flower which was recreated as a colour plate in each volume. In his lifetime, Hulme completed nine volumes which were published at intervals.
He was the Professor of Freehand and Geometrical Drawing at King's College London from 1886. Drawing was not part of the standard curriculum at Kings, but as was common in many colleges, students could enroll for an additional course in drawing with Hulme. In the preceding year he had become a lecturer to the Agricultural Association.
Botany seems not to be his only interest as he also published a book on Cryptography (Cryptography, the History, Principles, and Practice of Cipher-Writing) - a brief history and an explanation of various techniques of cryptography to his day (end of 19th century).
- Plant Form, 1868
- Familiar wild flowers, 1878–1905, ninth volume posthumous
- Suggestions in Floral Design,, 1880
- Wild fruits of the country-side, 1902
- Proverb Lore: Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources, 1902
- Butterflies and moths of the countryside, 1903
- Wild Flowers in their Seasons, 1907
- Familiar Swiss flowers, 1908
- Cryptography, the History, Principles, and Practice of Cipher-Writing, London, War, Lock and co. LTD. 1898
- The Town, College, and Neighbourhood of Marlborough
- The Flags of The World: Their History, Blazonry, and Associations
- Sylvan spring by F.G.Heath (illustration only)
- Familiar garden flowers by Shirley Hibberd (Illustration only)
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