David Douglas (
1799 -
1834) was a
Scottish botanist; the
Douglas-fir is named for him. He collected the fir and many other
conifers that transformed the British landscape and
timber industry[?] on a journey through the
Pacific Northwest in 1824 on behalf of the
Royal Horticultural Society. He died in
Hawaii at age 35 when he fell into a pit trap and was trampled by a wild bull.