William Hillhouse
William Hillhouse | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1850 |
| Died | January 27, 1910 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Botany |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham |
William Hillhouse FLS (17 December 1850 – 27 January 1910) was the first Professor of Botany at the University of Birmingham (1882-1909).[1][2]
Biography
Hillhouse was the son of John Paton Hillhouse and was born in Bedford on 17 December 1850. He was educated at Bedford Modern School,[3][4] and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He was co-founder of the Bedfordshire Natural History Society (1875), Assistant Curator of the Cambridge Herbarium (1878–82), co-founder and co-editor of the Cambridge Review (1879)[1] and also served as Chairman of the Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society.
Hillhouse was made a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1876 and was the first Professor of Botany at the University of Birmingham. He died in Malvern on 27 January 1910.
References
- ^ a b c Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
- ^ Who Was Who, Published by A&C Black Limited, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920-2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014
- ^ Bedford Modern School of the Black and Red, Andrew Underwood (1981)
- ^ Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Educated at Bedford under Finlinson
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Hillh.
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