In article , Janet Tweedy
writes

One question was:
The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society,
(the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his
life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was
a) Eaten by a shark
b) Bitten by a snake
c) Gored by a bull
d) Attacked by killer bees

Rather than rely on my memory

URL:http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/o...ByUnique/HCOU-
4UFP34

But there's also accusations of foul play out there

URL:http://www.coffeetimes.com/daviddouglas.htm

For other sites see

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Stewart Robert Hinsley