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词条 Theophilus Houlbrooke
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Rev Theophilus Houlbrooke FRSE LLB (1745–1824) was a British minister remembered mainly as an amateur botanist.[1] He served as President of the Liverpool Athenaeum from 1809 until 1813.

Life

He was born in Lichfield in Staffordshire in 1745. He was educated at Shrewsbury School. He trained as a minister at Cambridge University graduating LLB and was Ordained as a Deacon in Lincoln Cathedral in 1769, whilst also serving of Curate of the nearby church in Little Coates. From 1770 until 1784 he served as rector of the church in Stockton-on-Teme.[2] Around 1785 he left the Church of England to join the Unitarians.[3]

In 1792 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for his contributions to botany. His proposers were Sir James Hall, John Playfair and Andrew Coventry.[4]

In 1802 he was an invited guest at the opening of the new Botanic Garden in Liverpool under the Presidency of William Roscoe. He was placed on the Committee alongside other illustrious persons such as James Currie FRS.[5]

His will, of January 1824, is held by the National Archive at Kew.[6]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.richardfordmanuscripts.co.uk/catalogue/14927|title=[Rev. Dr Theophilus Houlbrooke, botanist.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Theophilus Houlbrooke') resigning from the committee of the Liverpool Botanic Garden.|website=Richard Ford|accessdate=4 March 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://db.theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/persons/DisplayCcePerson.jsp?PersonID=65502|website=db.theclergydatabase.org.uk|title=CCED: Person Display|accessdate=4 March 2018}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}}
4. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}}
5. ^{{cite book|title=An Address Delivered Before the Proprietors of the Botanic Garden in Liverpool Previous to Opening the Garden, May 3, 1802: To which are Added the Laws of the Institution and a List of the Proprietors|author=Roscoe, W.|date=1802|publisher=J. M'Creery|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HoACAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA52|pages=1–52|accessdate=4 March 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D181655|title=Will of Reverend Theophilus Houlbrooke, Clerk of Barnes , Surrey|website=The National Archives|accessdate=4 March 2018}}
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