William Andrew Clark
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]
Life
He 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.
Family
He married Helena Heslop-Harrison, daughter of John William Heslop-Harrison FRSE in 1941.
References
- ^ "Collector: William Andrew Clark". HerbariaUnited. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Clark, William Andrew". Harvard University Herbaria - Database - Botanists. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Desmond, Ray (1994). Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists. CRC Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780850668438. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) (PDF). ISBN 090219884X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ International Plant Names Index. W.A.Clark.
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