Dr William Andrew Clark FRSE (1911-1983) was a Scottish botanist known for collections largely in the Outer Hebrides.[1] He was an expert on spermatophytes and the flora of north-east England.[2]

Life

He was born in Girvan in Ayrshire the son of Thomas Clark. He attended Alva Academy 1916-1923 and then Harris Academy in Dundee 1923–1929.

He attended St Andrews University gaining a BSc in 1932 and a PhD in 1936. He lectured in Botany firstly at Liverpool University then at Newcastle University until retiring in 1976.[3] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1957.[4]

He died in Ryton, Tyne and Wear on 19 November 1983.

Family

He married Helena Heslop-Harrison, daughter of John William Heslop-Harrison FRSE in 1941.

References

  1. ^ "Collector: William Andrew Clark". HerbariaUnited. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Clark, William Andrew". Harvard University Herbaria - Database - Botanists. Archived 11 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ^ Desmond, Ray (1994). Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists. CRC Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780850668438. Archived 28 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ C D Waterston & A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J)". Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 090219884X. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.