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Harold Frederick Comber ALS (31 December 1897 – 23 April 1969) was an English horticulturist and plant collector who was to specialise in the study of lilies Lilium sp. The eldest child of three, and only son of James and Ethel Comber, he was born at Nymans, Staplefield, Sussex, where his father was Head Gardener. He was educated at Handcross Council School until aged 12, when he entered Ardingly College for two years. He did not excel academically, failing his Oxford Local examinations, but was noted for his keen powers of observation and a retentive memory.

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  • Harold Frederick Comber ALS (31 December 1897 – 23 April 1969) was an English horticulturist and plant collector who was to specialise in the study of lilies Lilium sp. The eldest child of three, and only son of James and Ethel Comber, he was born at Nymans, Staplefield, Sussex, where his father was Head Gardener. He was educated at Handcross Council School until aged 12, when he entered Ardingly College for two years. He did not excel academically, failing his Oxford Local examinations, but was noted for his keen powers of observation and a retentive memory. (en)
  • Harold Frederick Comber (Nymans, 31 de diciembre de 1897 - Blackpool, 23 de abril de 1969)​ fue un botánico, y horticultor británico, y recolector de plantas especializado en el estudio de los lirios (Lilium). (es)
  • Harold Frederick Comber (* 1897 in (Sussex); † 1969) war ein britischer Botaniker, Pflanzenjäger und Pflanzenzüchter. Der Schwerpunkt seiner Arbeit lag dabei auf den Lilien (Lilium), zu deren Erforschung er signifikante Beiträge leistete. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „H.F.Comber“. Sein Sohn (1929–2005), war ebenfalls Botaniker. 1952 bot ihm Jan de Graaff eine Stelle bei den Oregon Bulb Farms an, die Comber annahm. Bis 1962 war er dort verantwortlich für die Kreuzung, Vermehrung und Selektion der Lilien. Die vergibt jährlich den H.F.Comber Award. (de)
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