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Faure, William Caldwell (1822-1844)
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
William Caldwell
Last name
Faure
Initials
W.C.
Life Dates
1822 - 1844
Collecting Dates
1841 -
Specification
Plant collector
Organisation(s)
TCD
Countries
Southern Africa: South Africa
Associate(s)
Elliott, William (1792-1858) (uncle)
Harvey, William Henry (1811-1866) (specimens to)
Harvey, William Henry (1811-1866) (specimens to)
Biography
South African soldier. William Caldwell Faure was born in Graff-Reinet, son of the second Dutch Minister of the Reformed Church of Cape Town, Rev Abraham Faure, and nephew of the missionary and collector Rev. William Elliott. He taught mathematics for two years at his alma mater, South Africa College, before joining the East India Company. He was killed in an ambush while serving in India with the 2nd European Light Infantry. Although he made a particular study of the genus Oxalis, he collected a wide range of species from the Cape floristic region. His death was felt by Harvey, who wrote, in his dedication of the genus Faurea Harv. in the Proteaceae, that had his life been spared Faure would probably have become a distinguished botanist.
References
Gunn, M. & Codd, L.E. Bot. Explor. S. Afr. (1981): 150, 154;
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
William Caldwell
Last name
Faure
Initials
W.C.
Life Dates
1822 - 1844
Collecting Dates
1841 -
Specification
Plant collector
Organisation(s)
TCD
Countries
Southern Africa: South Africa
Associate(s)
Elliott, William (1792-1858) (uncle)
Harvey, William Henry (1811-1866) (specimens to)
Harvey, William Henry (1811-1866) (specimens to)
Biography
South African soldier. William Caldwell Faure was born in Graff-Reinet, son of the second Dutch Minister of the Reformed Church of Cape Town, Rev Abraham Faure, and nephew of the missionary and collector Rev. William Elliott. He taught mathematics for two years at his alma mater, South Africa College, before joining the East India Company. He was killed in an ambush while serving in India with the 2nd European Light Infantry. Although he made a particular study of the genus Oxalis, he collected a wide range of species from the Cape floristic region. His death was felt by Harvey, who wrote, in his dedication of the genus Faurea Harv. in the Proteaceae, that had his life been spared Faure would probably have become a distinguished botanist.
References
Gunn, M. & Codd, L.E. Bot. Explor. S. Afr. (1981): 150, 154;
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