Frederick Newton Williams
British botanist
About Frederick Newton Williams
Lived 1862 – 1923 (aged 61). Frederick Newton Williams was a British botanist, botanical collector, scientific collector and physician.
Frederic Newton Williams (19 March 1862, Brentford, West London – 6 May 1923, Isleworth, West London) was an English physician and botanist.
Biography His father practised medicine in Brentford. Frederic Newton Williams was educated at Edward Bancroft's Hospital in London and then at St. Thomas' Hospital, where he became interested in botany. After qualifying with the degrees L.R.C.P. and L.S.A., he succeeded to his father's medical practice. Although Frederic Newton Williams continued to practise medicine, he was more interested in botany and the progress of the medicine and surgery. He frequently attended medical congresses abroad. He was elected in 1884 a fellow of the Linnean Society of London, in which he was an active participant.
Dianthus mooiensis, Gypsophila cephalotes, Pavetta corymbosa, and Vitex quinata are among the plant names credited to Williams.
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British botanist (1862-1923)
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Frederick Newton Williams was born on 19 March 1862 in Brentford.
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Frederick Newton Williams died on 6 May 1923 in Brentford.
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Frederick Newton Williams was a botanist, botanical collector, scientific collector and physician.
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Frederick Newton Williams was British.
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