Smith, William Wright (1875-1956)

Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
William Wright
Last name
Smith
Initials
W.W.
Life Dates
1875 - 1956
Collecting Dates
1901 - 1933
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
E (main), A, AK, B, BM, CAL, G, K, L, LA, NMW, P, PH, WRSL
Countries
Europe: United KingdomIndian region: India
Associate(s)
Cave, George H. (1870-1965) (co-collector)
Forrest, George (1873-1932) (co-collector)
Biography
Scottish botanist who trained at Edinburgh University, and there became Lecturer in Botany (1902-1907). He was appointed Keeper of the herbarium at the Royal Botanic Garden in Calcutta (1907-1911) and also became Director of the Botanical Survey of India (1908-). While in India he collected Himalayan plants. Returning to Edinburgh, Smith was appointed deputy to I.B. Balfour (1911) and succeeded him as Keeper of Edinburgh Botanic Gardens (1922-1956).
References
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E., Authors Pl. Names (1992): 602; Harrison, S.G., Ind. Coll. Welsh Nat. Herb. (1985): 98; Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. S (1986): 919;
Smith, William Wright (1875-1956)
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