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CodePX2076
Dates1830-1897
Person NameArcher; William (1830-1897); Botanist and librarian
SurnameArcher
ForenamesWilliam
EpithetBotanist and librarian
ActivityMoved to Dublin 1849 to study natural history. Member and Secretary of Dublin Microscopical Club. His work on Protozoa won him election to the Royal Society in 1875. He was secretary for foreign correspondence at the Royal Society from 1875 - 1880. He was awarded th Cunningham gold medal in 1879 for his scientific attainments. He was appointed librarian at the Royal Dublin Society 1876 and in 1877 he became librarian of the National Library of Ireland. He resigned his post in 1895.
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DF/BOT/404/1/1/11Archer, William  
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