Name William Clark Role American Politician | Party Democratic Party | |
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Died March 2, 1925, New York City, New York, United States Spouse Kate Clark (m. 1869), Anna Eugenia La Chapelle Clark Children Huguette Clark, William Andrews Clark, Jr., Charles W. Clark Similar People Huguette Clark, Abraham Lincoln, Denny Rehberg | ||
Education Iowa Wesleyan University | ||
Dr William Andrew Clark FRSE (1911-1983) was a Scottish botanist known for collections largely in the Outer Hebrides. He was an expert on spermatophytes and the flora of north-east England.
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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. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1957.
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.
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