William Andrew Clark

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 from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. "Clark, William Andrew". Harvard University Herbaria - Database - Botanists. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. Desmond, Ray (1994). Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists. CRC Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780850668438. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. 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) (PDF). ISBN 090219884X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. International Plant Names Index.  W.A.Clark.


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