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Church was born in Plymouth, the son of a saddler, and went to school locally. In 1887 his mother died and, with his inheritance of £100, he went to [[University College of Wales, Aberystwyth]]. With a first (London external) degree in Botany he won in 1891 a scholarship to [[Jesus College, Oxford]], obtaining a first-class [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] degree in botany in 1894. He was a [[Oxbridge Fellow|Research Fellow]] of Jesus College from 1908 to 1912 and University [[Reader (academic rank)|Reader]] in Botany from 1910 to 1930. He was elected as a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1921. His particular fields of interest were [[phyllotaxy]], the development and arrangement of parts of the flower and one-celled sea plants.<ref name=Times>{{cite news|title=Dr. A. H. Church An Oxford Botanist|work=[[The Times]] |date=April 29, 1937|page=18}}</ref> He was a fine illustrator and photographer, sometimes illustrating his own publications.<ref name=ODNB>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/38462| title=Church, Arthur Harry (1865–1937)|last=Mabberley |first=D. J |work=[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]] |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2004|accessdate=2008-07-22}}</ref> |
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He married Emma Palmer Pratt of Aberystwith. They had three daughters. Each daughter was given as her middle name the name of a plant in flower at the time of her birth: Audrey Althea (hollyhock), Rosemary Doronica (leopard's-bane) and Grace Coryla (hazel). |
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Revision as of 08:22, 6 May 2010
Arthur Harry Church F.R.S. (28 March 1865 – 24 April 1937) was a British botanist.
Biography
Church was born in Plymouth, the son of a saddler, and went to school locally. In 1887 his mother died and, with his inheritance of £100, he went to University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. With a first (London external) degree in Botany he won in 1891 a scholarship to Jesus College, Oxford, obtaining a first-class Oxford degree in botany in 1894. He was a Research Fellow of Jesus College from 1908 to 1912 and University Reader in Botany from 1910 to 1930. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1921. His particular fields of interest were phyllotaxy, the development and arrangement of parts of the flower and one-celled sea plants.[1] He was a fine illustrator and photographer, sometimes illustrating his own publications.[2]
He married Emma Palmer Pratt of Aberystwith. They had three daughters. Each daughter was given as her middle name the name of a plant in flower at the time of her birth: Audrey Althea (hollyhock), Rosemary Doronica (leopard's-bane) and Grace Coryla (hazel).
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References
- ^ "Dr. A. H. Church An Oxford Botanist". The Times. April 29, 1937. p. 18.
- ^ Mabberley, D. J (2004). "Church, Arthur Harry (1865–1937)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
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