Richard Thomas Lowe

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Richard Thomas Lowe (born December 4, 1802 in Derbyshire , † April 13, 1874 at sea near the Isles of Scilly ) was an English clergyman and naturalist . The pronunciation of the name was more [laʊ] than [loʊ] . Its official botanical and zoological author's abbreviation is " Lowe ".

Live and act

Richard Thomas Lowe received his school education in Brewood ( Staffordshire ) and then studied at Christ's College in Cambridge , made here in 1825 the Bachelor and 1831 the Master of Arts ; as a teacher he was particularly impressed by John Stevens Henslow . In 1825 he received the orders and then visited with his mother Madeira , to restore their health. In 1832 he became an Anglican chaplain there (in the course of the continental blockade against Napoleon, Great Britain occupied the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira from 1807 to 1814, and many British settled here, among other things because of the wine export). From 1854 Reverend Lowe worked as Rector in Lea ( Lincolnshire ) and wrote A manual Flora of Madeira and the adjacent islands of Porto Santo and the Desertas (1868). In the course of checking individual problems, he traveled a few more times to Madeira - most recently (with his wife Catherine) on April 13, 1874. However, the (new) steamer "Liberia" got into a severe storm and sank near the dreaded Isles of Scilly, all passengers drowned.

He also wrote A history of the fishes of Madeira (1843-60) as well as a number of individual works with a scientific, including conchyliological content.

A scandal occurred when he founded a new ( traditionalist ) sect as a clergyman .

Honors

The following are named after him: Omosudis lowii (a deep-sea fish), Octolasmis lowei (by Charles Darwin ; Cirripedia ). Also the plant genus Lowea Lindl. from the rose family (Rosaceae) is named after him.

Fonts (selection)

  • Florulae Salvagicae Tentamen or a list of plants collected in the Salvages or Salvage Islands (= Plant taxonomic literature microfiche collection ). John van Voorst, London 1869, OCLC 28536230 ( online) .

literature

  • Yolanda Foote: Lowe, Richard Thomas (1802-1874). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Volume 34: Liston – McAlpine. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861384-9 , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), As of 2004, accessed October 4, 2012.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A history of the fishes of Madeira. Bernard Quaritch, London 1843-60, OCLC 560848360 ( preview in Google Book Search); Rarebooksclub Com, o. O. 2012, ISBN 978-1-152-94550-0 .
  2. ↑ Rodney Bolt: Madeira & Porto Santo. 4th edition Cadogan Guides, London 2007, ISBN 978-1-86011-364-2 , p. 100 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  3. ^ Roy Nash: Scandal in Madeira. The story of Richard Thomas Lowe. Book Guild, Sussex, England, 1990, ISBN 0-86332-518-1 (biographical novel).
  4. ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
personal data
SURNAME Lowe, Richard Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English clergyman and naturalist
DATE OF BIRTH December 4, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Derbyshire
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 1874
Place of death at sea at the Isles of Scilly