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'''Francis Wall Oliver''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]<ref name="frs">{{Cite journal | last1 = Salisbury | first1 = E. J. | authorlink = Edward James Salisbury| title = Francis Wall Oliver. 1864-1951 | doi = 10.1098/rsbm.1952.0015 | journal = [[Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society]] | volume = 8 | issue = 21 |page=229 | year = 1952 | jstor = 768810| pmid = | pmc = }}</ref> (10 May 1864 – 14 September 1951) was an English botanist.
'''Francis Wall Oliver''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]<ref name="frs">{{Cite journal | last1 = Salisbury | first1 = E. J. | authorlink = Edward James Salisbury| title = Francis Wall Oliver. 1864–1951 | doi = 10.1098/rsbm.1952.0015 | journal = [[Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society]] | volume = 8 | issue = 21 |page=229 | year = 1952 | jstor = 768810}}</ref> (10 May 1864 – 14 September 1951) was an English botanist.


He was educated at [[Bootham School]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Bootham Old Scholars Association |title=Bootham School Register|place=York, England|publisher=BOSA|year=2011|ref=harv}}</ref><ref>[http://www.oup.com/view/article/35304 ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'']</ref> York.
He was educated at [[Bootham School]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Bootham Old Scholars Association |title=Bootham School Register|place=York, England|publisher=BOSA|year=2011|ref=harv}}</ref><ref>[http://www.oup.com/view/article/35304 ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'']</ref> York.


He was [[Quain Professor]] of Botany at [[University College London]] 1890–1925 where he supervised the PhD of [[Margaret Jane Benson]], and then Professor of Botany at the [[University of Cairo]] 1929–1935. He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1905.<ref name="frs"/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=OLIVER, Francis W.|magazine=Who's Who|year=1907|volume= 59|page=1330|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1330}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Linnean Medal]] in 1925.
He was [[Quain Professor]] of Botany at [[University College London]] 1890–1925 where he supervised the PhD of [[Margaret Jane Benson]], and then Professor of Botany at the [[University of Cairo]] 1929–1935. He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1905.<ref name="frs"/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=OLIVER, Francis W.|magazine=Who's Who|year=1907|volume= 59|page=1330|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1330}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Linnean Medal]] in 1925.


He edited a book titled ''Makers of British Botany'' which contained biographies of British botanists [[Robert Morison]], [[John Ray]], [[Nehemiah Grew]], [[Stephen Hales]], [[John Hill (botanist)|John Hill]], [[Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)|Robert Brown]], [[William Hooker (botanical illustrator)|William Hooker]], [[John Stevens Henslow]], [[John Lindley]], [[William Griffith (botanist)|William Griffith]], [[Arthur Henfrey]], [[William Henry Harvey]], [[Miles Joseph Berkeley]], [[Joseph Henry Gilbert]], [[William Crawford Williamson]], [[Harry Marshall Ward]] and [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]].
He edited a book titled ''Makers of British Botany'' which contained biographies of British botanists [[Robert Morison]], [[John Ray]], [[Nehemiah Grew]], [[Stephen Hales]], [[John Hill (botanist)|John Hill]], [[Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)|Robert Brown]], [[William Hooker (botanical illustrator)|William Hooker]], [[John Stevens Henslow]], [[John Lindley]], [[William Griffith (botanist)|William Griffith]], [[Arthur Henfrey]], [[William Henry Harvey]], [[Miles Joseph Berkeley]], [[Joseph Henry Gilbert]], [[William Crawford Williamson]], [[Harry Marshall Ward]] and [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]].

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Francis Wall Oliver FRS[1] (10 May 1864 – 14 September 1951) was an English botanist.

He was educated at Bootham School,[2][3] York.

He was Quain Professor of Botany at University College London 1890–1925 where he supervised the PhD of Margaret Jane Benson, and then Professor of Botany at the University of Cairo 1929–1935. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1905.[1][4] He was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1925.

He edited a book titled Makers of British Botany which contained biographies of British botanists Robert Morison, John Ray, Nehemiah Grew, Stephen Hales, John Hill, Robert Brown, William Hooker, John Stevens Henslow, John Lindley, William Griffith, Arthur Henfrey, William Henry Harvey, Miles Joseph Berkeley, Joseph Henry Gilbert, William Crawford Williamson, Harry Marshall Ward and Joseph Dalton Hooker.

The standard author abbreviation F.Oliv. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Salisbury, E. J. (1952). "Francis Wall Oliver. 1864–1951". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 8 (21): 229. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1952.0015. JSTOR 768810.
  2. ^ Bootham Old Scholars Association (2011). Bootham School Register. York, England: BOSA. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  3. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  4. ^ "OLIVER, Francis W." Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 1330.
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  F.Oliv.


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