Arthur Wilmott
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Died | London | January 26, 1950||||||||||||||
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Arthur 'Willie' James Wilmott (1888-1950) was a male English international table tennis player and botanist.[1]
Table tennis career
He won a bronze medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Ken Hyde, Hyman Lurie, Ken Stanley and Ernest Bubley.[2]
A national league competition 'The Wilmott Cup'was named after him.
Botany
He was the Deputy Keeper of Botany (Natural History) at the British Museum.[3]
He worked at the British Museum from 1911 being promoted to Deputy Keeper in 1931 and specialized in the taxonomy of British flora. He wrote articles for the 'Journal of Botany'.[4]
See also
- List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships
- List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References
- ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- ^ "A tribute by Ivor Montagu" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
- ^ "Obituary". Times Digital Archives.