Richard Buxton
... that impoverished shoemaker Richard Buxton was illiterate at 16 but published a botanical guide at the age of 62?
... that impoverished shoemaker <b id="mwCoU"><a href="./Richard_Buxton_(botanist)" id="mwCoY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Richard Buxton (botanist)">Richard Buxton</a></b> <i id="mwCoc">(pictured)</i> was illiterate at 16 but published a botanical guide at the age of 62?