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D. G. Hessayon
David Gerald Hessayon (born 1928) is a British author and botanist of Cypriot descent who is known for a best-selling series of gardening manuals known as the "Expert Guides" under his title Dr. D. G. Hessayon. The series started in 1958 with ''Be Your Own Gardening Expert'' and in 2008 the celebrated their 50th anniversary and the 50 millionth copy in print.〔(booktrade.info - Book Trade Announcements - Expert Books Celebrates Its First 50 Years Of Publishing )〕 They have become the best selling gardening books in history.〔(theBookseller.com )〕
==Early life==
Hessayon is the son of a Cypriot landowner and grew up in Salford, England. He gained a Bachelor of Science degree in botany from Leeds University. In 1950, he travelled to the United States where he worked as the editor of a small town newspaper. In 1953, he went to Ghana as a Research Fellow at the University College before returning to Manchester to obtain his doctorate in soil ecology. In 1955, he accepted a position as chief scientist with Pan Britannica Industries Ltd (PBI),〔(Bayer Garden )〕 becoming chairman in 1972. It was whilst working for PBI that Dr. Hessayon formulated the idea for his "Expert" guides to gardening.
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