Job Richardson

Biography

Job Richardson wandered through meadows and marshes with a botanical collector’s zeal, forever curious about the plants that thrived in North Lincolnshire and beyond. His careful specimens and notes benefited museums and herbaria, nourishing the work of researchers piecing together the region’s flora.

He shared his discoveries with colleagues and neighbours, offering insights that encouraged respect for the countryside, and his memory lives on near the parish of Cadney cum Howsham.