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William Fowler Mountford Copeland

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William Fowler Mountford Copeland (13 February 1872[1] – 17 January 1953) was a British amateur horticulturist.[2] He was attended Trinity College, Cambridge.[3]

He was the son of Richard Pirie Copeland and grandson of William Taylor Copeland. husband of Beatrice Augusta Mary Geddes and father of Mary Beatrice, 1912–2003; Irene Emily, 1914–1996; and John Richard Geddes, 1917–1946, after whom were named the varieties of daffodils 'Mrs. William Copeland', 'John Evelyn', 'Irene Copeland' and 'Mary Copeland' respectively.

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  1. ^ Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Cambridge University Press. p. 132. ISBN 9781108036122. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
  3. ^ Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900