About William Henry Pearson
Lived 1849 – 1923 (aged 73). William Henry Pearson was a botanical illustrator, bryologist and botanist.
William Henry Pearson (1849–1923) was an English botanist and bryologist specialising in liverworts, known for The Hepaticae of the British Isles: Being Figures and Descriptions of All Known British Species.
Biography William Henry Pearson was born on 22 July 1849 in Pendleton (present-day, Greater Manchester) to Thomas Pearson, an assistant manager at a printers, and Mary Hannah Pearson.
Pearson studied not only the British hepatics, but also those of Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. He published articles in the Journal of Botany, The Naturalist, and The Rucksack Club Journal. He was a member of several natural history societies (including the Rucksack Club) and the Manchester Museum Committee. Together they had four children, including the collector, patron and gallerist Lucy Wertheim (née Pearson; 1883–1971).
On 19 April 1923 Pearson died in Withington, Manchester aged 73.
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botanist (1849-1923)
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William Henry Pearson was born on 22 July 1849 in Pendleton.
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William Henry Pearson died on 19 April 1923 in Withington.
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William Henry Pearson was a botanical illustrator, bryologist and botanist.
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