Raymond Piper

Raymond Piper

Raymond Piper (Birth date|1923|4|4 - Death date|2007|7|13anon 2007 "Irish Times." 21st July 2007 p.16] ) was a botanist and artist Hackney, P. 2007. Obituary. "Ir Nat J." 28: 393 - 394] born in London and at the age of six moved to Belfast. For a time he was a teacher at the Royal School Dungannon. His main income was as a portrait painter and he included among his subjects certain Lord Mayors of London and Belfast. His interest in orchids (Orchidaceae) developed and his exhibits were displayed in the British Museum and the Ulster Museum. He also illustrated in number of books. In 1974 he was awarded the John Lindley Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society.

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* [http://www.artscouncil-ni.org/news/2007/new16072007.htm Raymond Piper - Obituary ] at www.artscouncil-ni.org
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