Prof. John William Bews, SA botanist and expert on different species of grass, is born on the Orkney Islands.

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South African History Online. (2011, December 9). Prof. John William Bews, SA botanist and expert on different species of grass, is born on the Orkney Islands.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071017

South African History Online (2011) 'Prof. John William Bews, SA botanist and expert on different species of grass, is born on the Orkney Islands.', South African History Online, 9 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071017 (Accessed: 18 August 2026).

South African History Online, Prof. John William Bews, SA botanist and expert on different species of grass, is born on the Orkney Islands. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071017, (accessed 18 August 2026).

"Prof. John William Bews, SA botanist and expert on different species of grass, is born on the Orkney Islands.." South African History Online, 9 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071017. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Prof. John William Bews, SA botanist and expert on different species of grass, is born on the Orkney Islands.." South African History Online. December 9, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071017.