词条 | William Andrew Clark |
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Dr William Andrew Clark FRSE (1911-1983) was a Scottish botanist known for collections largely in the Outer Hebrides.[1] He was an expert on spermatophytes and the flora of north-east England.[2] LifeHe was born in Girvan in Ayrshire the son of Thomas Clark. He attended Alva Academy 1916-1923 and then Harris Academy in Dundee 1923-1929. He attended St Andrews University gaining a BSc in 1932 and a PhD in 1936. He lectured in Botany firstly at Liverpool University then at Newcastle University until retiring in 1976.[3] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1957.[4] He died in Ryton, Tyne and Wear on 19 November 1983. FamilyHe married Helena Heslop-Harrison, daughter of John William Heslop-Harrison FRSE in 1941. References1. ^http://herbariaunited.org/collector/10010/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, William Andrew}}{{botanist-stub}}2. ^http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_search.php?mode=details&id=64112 3. ^Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturalists, by Ray Desmond 4. ^ https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf 4 : 1911 births|1983 deaths|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|People educated at Harris Academy |
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