Clarence Bicknell

Clarence Bicknell (1842-17 July 1918) was a British amateur botanist and archaeologist.

While employed as a vicar in Bordighera, Italy^[1], Bicknell became noted for his identification of the plants and petroglyphs of the Ligurian Riviera. Bicknell's notable writings include Flowering Plants of the Riviera and Neighboring Mountains (1885)^[2] and Guide to the Prehistoric Rock Engravings of the Italian Maritime Alps (1913).^[3] His extensive collection of specimens and illustrations were archived in the Museo Biblioteca Clarence Bicknell in Bordighera and at the University of Genoa.^[3]

References

1. ^ Price, Gillian (January 1, 2010). Walks and Treks in the Maritime Alps. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 14. ISBN 978-1852845643. 
2. ^ Britten, James (1918). "Clarence Bicknell". Journal of Botany 56: 303. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Bates, William (1920). "Archeological news, 1919". American journal of archaeology XXIV: 87. 

External links

• Website dedicated to Clarence Bicknell
• database listing of Bicknell's works
• Biblioteca-Museo Clarence Bicknell