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.

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.