William Richardson Linton
William Richardson Linton | |
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| Born | William Richardson Linton April 2, 1850 |
| Died | 7 April 1908 (aged 58)[1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation(s) | Botanist, vicar |
| Spouse | Alice Shirley |
| Children | Viola Marion Linton |
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Rev. William Richardson Linton (Diddington, Huntingdonshire, April 2, 1850 - Ashbourne, Derbyshire, April 7, 1908), Corpus Christi College, M.A.,[2] was an English botanist and vicar of the parish of Shirley, Derbyshire. He married Alice Shirley (daughter of Rev. Walter Waddington Shirley and Philippa Frances Emilia Knight Shirley) on January 26, 1887, with whom he had one daughter, Viola Marion Linton.[1][3]
Linton wrote an extensive book about the Flora of Derbyshire, published in 1903.[4] In 1969 the book was updated by A.R.Clapham and published by Derby Museum and Art Gallery.[5]
Books
- Flora of Derbyshire: Flowering Plants, Higher Cryptogams, Mosses and Hepatics, Characeae. London: Bemrose & Sons Ltd., 1903.
References
- ^ a b "Reverend William Richardson Linton". thePeerage.com. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ "The honours register of the University of Oxford; a record of university honours and distinctions, complete to the end of Trinity term, 1883". archive.org. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ "Rev William Richardson LINTON (I7025)". Tolliss.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ "Flora of Derbyshire". Open Library. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ Clapham, A.R. (1969). Flora of Derbyshire. ISBN 9780950047409. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
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