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{{short description|British botanist and artist (1762–1838)}}
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[[File:Sarah Hickman Amherst, 1st Countess Amherst (1762–1838).jpg|right|thumb|Portrait of Sarah Hickman Amherst by British artist [[Thomas Lawrence]]]]
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'''Sarah Hickman Amherst, 1st Countess Amherst''', credited as '''Sarah Amherst''' (b. 1762, d.1838) was a British [[naturalist]] and [[botanist]] who lived in [[India]]. She identified several species which were named for her, including a variety of pheasant (''[[Chrysolophus amherstiae]]'') and a flowering tree (''[[Amherstia nobilis]]'').<ref>{{cite web |title=Monday Morning Muse: Sarah Hickman Amherst |url=https://meadmusings.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/monday-morning-muse-sarah-hickman-amherst/ |website=Mead Musings: inspired by the collection of the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hooker |first1=Sir William Jackson |title=Amherstia Nobilis |journal=Curtis's Botanical Magazine |date=1 July 1849 |volume=75 |pages=158-162 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_wwXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP159#v=onepage&q&f=false |publisher=Reeve Brothers}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Amherstia Nobilis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hMPUPkBWqsEC&pg=PA306 |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=The Illustrated London News |date=4 April 1857 |page=306 |quote=The tree was first brought into notice by Lady Sarah Amherst, a great promoter of botanical science in India. Lord Amherst spent five years in that country, and made an excursion to the Himalaya mountains, at the foot of which they discovered these rare trees.}}</ref>
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|caption=Portrait of Sarah Windsor Amherst by British artist [[Thomas Lawrence]]
|birth_date=1762
|death_date=1838
|spouse=[[Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth]]<br>[[William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst]]
|issue=[[Other Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth]]<br>Lady Maria Windsor<br>[[Harriet Windsor-Clive, 13th Baroness Windsor]]<br>[[Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams]]<br>Hon. Jeffrey Amherst<br>[[William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst]]<br>Hon. Frederick Campbell Amherst
|father=[[Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer]]
|mother=Sarah West
|title=Countess of Plymouth<br>Countess Amherst
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'''Sarah Amherst, Countess Amherst''' ({{nee|'''Archer'''}}, later '''Sarah Windsor, Countess of Plymouth'''; 1762–1838), credited as '''Sarah Amherst''', was a British [[naturalist]] and [[botanist]] who lived in [[India]]. She identified several species which were named after her, including a species of pheasant (''[[Chrysolophus amherstiae]]'') and a flowering tree (''[[Amherstia nobilis]]'').<ref>{{cite web |title=Monday Morning Muse: Sarah Hickman Amherst |url=https://meadmusings.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/monday-morning-muse-sarah-hickman-amherst/ |website=Mead Musings: inspired by the collection of the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College |date=28 April 2014 |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hooker |first1=Sir William Jackson |title=Amherstia Nobilis |journal=Curtis's Botanical Magazine |date=1 July 1849 |volume=75 |pages=158–162 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_wwXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP159 |publisher=Reeve Brothers}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Amherstia Nobilis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hMPUPkBWqsEC&pg=PA306 |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=The Illustrated London News |date=4 April 1857 |page=306 |quote=The tree was first brought into notice by Lady Sarah Amherst, a great promoter of botanical science in India. Lord Amherst spent five years in that country, and made an excursion to the Himalaya mountains, at the foot of which they discovered these rare trees.}}</ref>

==Marriages and issue==
Her parents were [[Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer]], and Sarah West, daughter of [[James West (antiquary)|James West]]. She was [[Cousin marriage|married to her first cousin]] [[Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth]], from 1778 until his death in 1799. They had the following children:
* [[Other Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth|Other Archer Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth]] (1789–1833);
* Lady Maria Windsor (1790–1855), who married [[Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire]];
* [[Harriet Windsor-Clive, 13th Baroness Windsor]] (1797–1869), who married the [[Robert Clive (1789–1854)|Hon. Robert Clive]].

Her second husband was [[William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst]]. Their children were:
*[[Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams|Lady Sarah Elizabeth Pitt Amherst]] (1801–1876), who married [[Sir John Hay-Williams, 2nd Baronet]];
* Hon. Jeffrey Amherst (1802–1826);
* [[William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst|William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst]] (1805–1886);
* Hon. Frederick Campbell Amherst (1807–1829).


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Sarah Amherst
Countess of Plymouth
Countess Amherst
Portrait of Sarah Windsor Amherst by British artist Thomas Lawrence
Born1762
Died1838
Spouse(s)Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
IssueOther Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth
Lady Maria Windsor
Harriet Windsor-Clive, 13th Baroness Windsor
Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams
Hon. Jeffrey Amherst
William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst
Hon. Frederick Campbell Amherst
FatherAndrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer
MotherSarah West

Sarah Amherst, Countess Amherst (née Archer, later Sarah Windsor, Countess of Plymouth; 1762–1838), credited as Sarah Amherst, was a British naturalist and botanist who lived in India. She identified several species which were named after her, including a species of pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) and a flowering tree (Amherstia nobilis).[1][2][3]

Marriages and issue

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Her parents were Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer, and Sarah West, daughter of James West. She was married to her first cousin Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth, from 1778 until his death in 1799. They had the following children:

Her second husband was William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. Their children were:

References

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  1. ^ "Monday Morning Muse: Sarah Hickman Amherst". Mead Musings: inspired by the collection of the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ Hooker, Sir William Jackson (1 July 1849). "Amherstia Nobilis". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 75. Reeve Brothers: 158–162.
  3. ^ "Amherstia Nobilis". The Illustrated London News. 4 April 1857. p. 306. Retrieved 1 August 2018. The tree was first brought into notice by Lady Sarah Amherst, a great promoter of botanical science in India. Lord Amherst spent five years in that country, and made an excursion to the Himalaya mountains, at the foot of which they discovered these rare trees.


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