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Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley

1922 – 2011

Australian botanist and phycologist

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About Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley

Lived 1922 – 2011 (aged 88–89). Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley was an Australian phycologist, botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.

Awards Edgeworth David Medal, awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales (1955) Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia (1969) Clarke Medal, awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales (1985) Prescott Award, Phycological Society of America (1999)

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Important facts

Born

19 November 1922, Bristol

Birth century

20th century

Died

2011, Adelaide

Occupation

Phycologist, botanist, botanical collector, scientific collector

Nationality

Australia

Education

University of Adelaide

Awards

Clarke Medal; Edgeworth David Medal; Gerald W. Prescott Award; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science; Centenary Medal; Sir Joseph Verco Medal

Also known as

Womersley, H B S Womersley, H.B.S., H. B. S. Womersley, Hugh Brian Spencer Womersley, Bryan Womersley

People in Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Edgeworth David

1858 – 1934

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Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley's

Enrique Moles Ormella

Frequently asked questions

Who was Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley?

Australian botanist and phycologist (1922-2011)

When was Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley born?

Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley was born on 19 November 1922 in Bristol.

When did Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley die?

Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley died in 2011 in Adelaide.

What was Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley's occupation?

Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley was a phycologist, botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.

What nationality was Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley?

Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley

· Wikidata: Q21338083

· DBpedia: Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley

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