David C. H. Austin

David Charles Henshaw Austin (16 February 1926 – 18 December 2018) was an English rose breeder and writer. His work was impacting on breeding roses with the character and fragrance of old garden roses (such as gallicas, damasks and alba roses). In 2010, he was named a "Great Rosarian of the World".
Austin was born in Wolverhampton, England and died on 18 December 2018 in Shropshire, England at the age of 92.