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Timeline[edit]
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| 1819 |
Born November 1st at Aberdeen of English parents. Studied medicine at St. Barts. Hospital.
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| 1843 |
Became Member of College of Surgeons. Unable to practice on account of delicate health, so devoted himself to study botany.
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| 1845 |
Joined Survey. Resigned in 1846. (Found in Staff Register).
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| 1847 |
Appointed Lecturer on Botany at St. George’s Hospital.
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| 1854 |
Succeeded Edward Forbes in Chair of Botany at King’s. Examiner in Natural History to Royal Military Academy and Society of Arts.
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| 1859 |
Died September 7th.
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Biographies and obituaries[edit]
Arthur Henfrey (botanist) — Wikipedia article
Obituary Notice - Arthur Henfrey, F.R.S. &c]. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4: 311–312. 1859. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1891). Henfrey, Arthur . Dictionary of National Biography. 25. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Mabberley, D. J. [Henfrey, Arthur. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/12922.
Publications[edit]
Henfrey, A.. Ray Society. 1853. Botanical and physiological memoirs. - London: Ray Society
BGS archives[edit]
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Title |
Description
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| GSM/DC/A/C/3/90-91 |
A. Henfrey: Letters concerning the appointment and resignation of Henfrey. |
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| GSM/DC/A/C/3/111,117 |
A. Henfrey: Letter of resignation. |
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| GSM/DC/A/C/11/96,116 |
A Henfrey: Letters concerning the appointment and resignation of Henfrey. |
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Other archives[edit]
Henfrey archives listed on Archives Hub
