death_place death_date years_active birth_place nationality parents birth_date known_for residence spouse article_title name occupation death_cause
brighton , east sussex , united kingdom 8 march 1840 1779 1820 -- 1833 henfield , west sussex , great britain english possibly james and ann phillips 1779 the -lrb- proposed -rrb- ; kemp town enclosures , kemp & level nbsp ; town , brighton ; conservatory at royal surrey , gardens , kennington , london -lrb- attr . -rrb- ; brighton anthaeum , hove -lrb- destroyed -rrb- ; oriental garden , brighton 26 russell square , brighton wife -lrb- m. 1798 or 1800 -rrb- henry phillips -lrb- horticulturist -rrb-
 henry phillips botanist , horticulturalist , landscape gardener , writer enteritis
henry phillips -lrb- horticulturist -rrb-

henry phillips -lrb- 1779 -- 8 march 1840 -rrb- was a botanist , horticultural writer and landscape gardener from the seaside resort of brighton in england .
after spending time as a banker and teacher in london and sussex , he came to national attention for his botanical articles and books , and was renowned for his landscape gardening work in brighton during its period of rapid growth .
in the 1820s he became involved in several major schemes in the town and neighbouring hove , encompassing gardens , conservatories and similar .
his grandiose anthaeum project , an elaborate indoor botanical garden topped by `` the largest dome in the world '' , ended in disaster when the structure spectacularly collapsed just before its official opening .
