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| William Henry Harvey |
| Family
Name: |
Harvey |
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Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
William Henry |
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| DOB |
1811
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DOD |
15 May 1866 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Limerick, Ireland
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| Qualifications:
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MD Dublin 1844
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Speciality:
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Physiologist |
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Occupations: |
Botanist
Explorer |
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| Addresses:
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Dublin, Ireland
Cape Town, South Africa 1835-1842
Dublin, Ireland 1843-1852 approx.
Round the world voyage 1853-1856 approx.
Australia 1854 (SMH)
Dublin, Ireland 1857 approx.
Torquay, England 1866 (death) |
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| Publications:
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Phycologica Australica or History of Australian Seaweeds |
| Notes:
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Algologist
Harveya spp. named after him
Not a medical practitioner |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Alumni Dublinenses. London, 1924 [William Henry Harvey M.D. honoris causa 1844 Professor of Botany 1856]
Cleland JB. Naturalist in medicine with particular reference to Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 1950;1:549-63
Pearn J. Medicine and Botany. Brisbane, 1990
Pearn J. Doctor in the garden. Brisbane, Amphion Press, 2001
Western Australia. Sydney Morning Herald 4 October 1854 [Dr. Harvey leaving Perth for King George's Sound on horseback] |
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last updated 26-03-2019
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