William Herbert (botanist)
- William Herbert (botanist)
William Herbert (12 January 1778 – 28 May 1847) was a British botanist, poet, and clergyman. He served as a Member of Parliament for Hampshire from 1806 to 1807, and for Cricklade from 1811 to 1812
He was an undergraduate at Exeter College, Oxford. He became Dean of Manchester in 1840.
He was the third son of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon, and the father of Henry William Herbert.
Works
* "Musae Etonensis" (1795) editor
* "Select Icelandic Poetry" (1804-6)
* "Amaryllidaceae, an attempt to arrange the Monocotyledonous Orders" (1837)
* "Attila, Or The Triumph of Christianity" (1838)
* "Collected Works" (1842)
Recognition
The International Bulb Society awards The Herbert Medal to persons making meritorius achievement in advancing the knowledge of bulbous plants.
References
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