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Francis Wall Oliver

Francis Wall Oliver FRS (10 May 1864 - 14 September 1951) was a British botanist. He was Quain Professor of Botany at University College London 1890-1925 and then Professor of Botany at the University of Cairo 1929–1935. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1905.[1] He was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1925.

The standard author abbreviation F.Oliv. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

References

  1. ^ "OLIVER, Francis W.". Who's Who,. 59: p. 1330. 1907. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  F.Oliv.

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