William Bertram Turrill
English botanist
About William Bertram Turrill
Lived 1890 – 1961 (aged 71). William Bertram Turrill was a British botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
William Bertram Turrill FRS OBE FLS (14 June 1890 – 15 December 1961) was an English botanist.
Education He was born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire to William Banbury and Thirza Mary (née Homan) Turrill and educated at the Woodstock National School.
He served with the Royal Army Medical Corps of the British Army during the First World War, mainly on the Macedonian front.
This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Turrill when citing a botanical name.
Personal life He married Florence Homan in 1918.
He spent his Childhood, searching the woods, fields, broad green lanes, ponds and watercourses.
The plant species Veronica turrilliana, Symplocos turrilliana, Cryptocarya turrilliana, Astragalus turrillii and Cyperus turrillii are named after him.
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Who was William Bertram Turrill?
English botanist (1890–1961)
When was William Bertram Turrill born?
William Bertram Turrill was born on 14 June 1890 in Woodstock.
When did William Bertram Turrill die?
William Bertram Turrill died on 15 December 1961 in Richmond.
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William Bertram Turrill was a botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
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William Bertram Turrill was British.
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