Arthur Wilmott

Arthur "Willie" James Wilmott (1888–1950) was an English international table tennis player and botanist.[1]

Arthur Wilmott
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1888
Tottenham
Died26 January 1950(1950-01-26) (aged 61–62)
London
Medal record
Representing  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place1939Men's Team

Table tennis career

He won a bronze medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Ken Hyde, Hyman Lurie, Ken Stanley and Ernest Bubley.[2]

A national league competition 'The Wilmott Cup'was named after him.

Botany

He was the Deputy Keeper of Botany (Natural History) at the British Museum.[3]

He worked at the British Museum from 1911 being promoted to Deputy Keeper in 1931 and specialized in the taxonomy of British flora. He wrote articles for the Journal of Botany.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. "A tribute by Ivor Montagu" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
  4. "Obituary". Times Digital Archives.


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