About W. H. Findlay
Lived 1911 – 2006 (aged 94). W. H. Findlay was a photographer and botanist.
William Hall Findlay (8 November 1911 – 3 January 2006) Around a quarter of his lifetime collection of 25,000 photographs are now housed in Perth's A. K. Bell Library. —for his collection of wildflowers. He went on to qualify MB ChB with commendation in 1936, before assisting his elder brother Tom in his general practice in Thurso for the better part of a year. featuring 328 photographs, earned him the D. C. Thomson Award "for his contribution to Perth's cultural life in that year". The book had a second edition published, with a foreword provided by Magnus Magnusson. A leather-bound copy was gifted to the Charles, Prince of Wales, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the A. K. Bell Library in 1995.
He had two children – a son and a daughter.
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Who was W. H. Findlay?
Scottish photographer and historian
When was W. H. Findlay born?
W. H. Findlay was born on 8 November 1911 in Glasgow.
When did W. H. Findlay die?
W. H. Findlay died on 3 January 2006 in Kinnoull.
What was W. H. Findlay's occupation?
W. H. Findlay was a photographer and botanist.
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