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Botanist
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W.A.Clark
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72 years
Education
Harris Academy
Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alva Academy
Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Biography
Dr William Andrew Clark FRSE (1911-1983) was a Scottish botanist known for collections largely in the Outer Hebrides. He was an expert on spermatophytes and the flora of north-east England.
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. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1957.
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.
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