Andrew Murray (biologist)
Andrew Dickson Murray (born February 19, 1812 in Edinburgh , † January 10, 1878 in Kensington (London) ) was a Scottish botanist , zoologist and biogeographer . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " A.Murray bis ". The abbreviation “ A.Murr. " in use.
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In 1857 Murray became professor of natural history at New College, Edinburgh and in the same year a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . In 1858 and 1859 he was President of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Physical Society. After moving to London in 1861, he became a member of the Linnean Society of London and Deputy Secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society , of which he was elected Scientific Director in 1877.
For the Horticultural Society he put on a collection of harmful and beneficial insects in 1868 and published the results of this research in 1877.
Works
- Botanical expedition to Oregon , 1849-1859
- Catalog of the Coleoptera of Scotland , 1853
- The Pines and Firs of Japan, 1863
- The Pinetum britannicum , parts 4 through 37, 1863-1884.
- The Geographical Distribution of Mammals, 1866
- Economic Entomology, 1877
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- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
- Murray, Andrew Dickson (Scotland-England 1812-1878) in Charles H. Smith: Some Biogeographers, Evolutionists and Ecologists: Chrono-Biographical Sketches
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Andrew Murray (biologist) at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed March 23, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Murray, Andrew |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murray, Andrew Dickson (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish botanist, zoologist and biogeographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1812 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1878 |
Place of death | Kensington (London) |