George A. Walker Arnott
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| Born | 6 February 1799 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 17 June 1868 (aged 69) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Resting place | Sighthill Cemetery |
| Education | Milnathort Parish School High School of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Botanist |
| Spouse | Mary Hay Barclay |
George Arnott Walker-Arnott of Arlary FRSE (6 February 1799 – 17 June 1868) was a Scottish botanist.
Early life
George Arnott Walker-Arnott was born in Edinburgh in 1799 the son of David Walker Arnott of Arlary. He attended Milnathort Parish School then the High School of Edinburgh.[1] He studied law in Edinburgh.
Career
Walker-Arnott became a botanist, holding the position of Regius Professor of Botany in the University of Glasgow from 1845 to 1868. He studied the botany of North America with Sir William Hooker and collaborated with Robert Wight in studies of Indian botany.
William J. Hooker and G. A. W-Arnott went through the Australian collected plant material of Alexander Collie, which was sent back to the UK after his death.[2]
He was a member of the Societe de Histoire Naturelle in Paris and the Moscow Imperial Society of Natural History.
Personal life and death
Walker-Arnott married Mary Hay Barclay in 1831. He died in Glasgow and is buried in Sighthill Cemetery.
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References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ray Desmond (Editor) Dictionary of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists Including ... at Google Books
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Arn.
External links
- Hooker, Sir William Jackson; G. A. Walker-Arnott (1841). The Botany of Captain Beechey's voyage. Henry George Bohn.
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