Arthington Worsley Explained

Arthington Worsley
Birth Date:	1861 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	London
Death Place:	Middlesex
Nationality:	British
Fields:	Botany
Author Abbrev Bot:	Worsley

Arthington Worsley (Marylebone, London 9 December 1861 – Middlesex, 13 January 1944) was a British botanist, explorer and civil engineer, who carried out extensive botanical expeditions in South America.^[1] He also played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club, playing once in 1888 and 1890 respectively.^[2]

Awards

1937. Herbert medal.^[3]

Eponyms

• (Amaryllidaceae) Worsleya (Traub) Traub 1944^[1]

Publications

• • Book: Worsley, Arthington. The Genus Hippeastrum: A Monograph .... 2012. Nabu Press. 978-1-277-39963-9. originally published 1896
• 1907. Concepts of monism. Ed. London : T. Fisher Unwin. xv + 356 pp.

Bibliography

• 1936. Life and career of Arthington Worsley : an autobiography. Herbertia 3 : 10–19
  • Harvard Botanist Index
• Book: Erhardt, Walter. Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008. Verlag Eugen Ulmer. Stuttgart. 978-3-8001-5406-7. etal.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kellydale Nursery: Worsleya . Homepages.ihug.co.nz . 2014-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090828162951/http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~adpal/kellydalenursery005.htm . 28 August 2009 . dead .
2. Web site: subscription . Player profile: Arthington Worsley. CricketArchive. 27 June 2014.
3. Web site: The Herbert Medal.The Bulb Society . Bulbsociety.org . 15 January 2014 . 2014-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060825104052/http://www.bulbsociety.org/ABOUT_IBS/Awards/HERBERT_MEDAL/index.html . 25 August 2006 . dead .