What is Robert Bakewell (farmer)?
'''Robert Bakewell''' (23 May 1725 – 1 October 1795) was an [[English people|English]] [[farmer]], now seen as one of the most important figures in the {{ill|British Agricultural Revolution|en}} and a pioneer of modern [[agriculture]]. As well as his work in [[crop production]] and [[soil management]], he is well-known as the first to put forward systematic [[selective breeding]] of [[livestock]]. His advancements not only led to specific improvements in [[sheep]], [[cattle]] and [[horse]]s, but contributed to general knowledge of [[artificial selection]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} ==References== {{reflist}} *{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Bakewell, Robert (agriculturist)}} == Other websites == {{commonscat|Robert Bakewell (agriculturalist)}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bakewell_robert.shtml |title=Robert Bakewell (1725 - 1795) |work=bbc.co.uk/history |publisher=[[BBC]] }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakewell, Robert}} [[Category:1725 births]] [[Category:1795 deaths]] [[Category:English biologists]]