Arthington Worsley

Arthington Worsley
Born(1861-12-09)9 December 1861
London
Died13 January 1944(1944-01-13) (aged 82)
NationalityBritish
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Worsley

Arthington Worsley (Marylebone, London 9 December 1861 – Middlesex, 13 January 1944) was a British botanist, explorer and civil engineer, who carried out extensive botanical expeditions in South America.[1] He also played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club, playing once in 1888 and 1890 respectively.[2]

Awards

1937. Herbert medal.[3]

Eponyms

Publications

  • Worsley, Arthington (1895), Notes on the Distribution of the Amaryllideae and of Certain Liliaceous, Irideous and Other Plants in Grand Canary, Cuba, Jamaica, and Venezuela: With an Enumberation of Species
  • Worsley, Arthington (2012). The Genus Hippeastrum: A Monograph ... Nabu Press. ISBN 978-1-277-39963-9. originally published 1896
  • 1907. Concepts of monism. Ed. London : T. Fisher Unwin. xv + 356 pp.

References

  1. ^ a b "Kellydale Nursery: Worsleya". Homepages.ihug.co.nz. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Player profile: Arthington Worsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. ^ "The Herbert Medal.The Bulb Society". Bulbsociety.org. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Worsley.

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