Robert Fortune (16 September 1812 – 13 April 1880)[1][2] was a Scottish botanist, plant hunter, and traveler, best known for stealing tea plants from China in the employment of the British East India Company.

Robert Fortune (16 September 1812 – 13 April 1880)[1][2] was a Scottish botanist, plant hunter, and traveler, best known for stealing tea plants from China in the employment of the British East India Company. Less