Frederick Orpen Bower | |
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| Born | 4 November 1855 |
| Died | 11 April 1948(1948-04-11) (aged 92) |
| Awards | Linnean Medal (1909) Royal Medal (1910) Darwin Medal Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Bower |
Frederick Orpen BowerFRSEFRS[1] (4 November 1855 – 11 April 1948) was an Englishbotanist. He was elected aFellow of the Royal Society in 1891.[1] He was awarded theGold Medal of the Linnean Society in 1909 and theDarwin Medal of theRoyal Society in 1938.[2] He was president of theBritish Association in 1929–1930.[3]
Bower was born inRipon inYorkshire the son of Abraham Bower and Cornelia Morris, sister of the eminent botanist,Francis Orpen Morris. He was educated atRepton School inDerbyshire before studying atTrinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated MA in 1877.
In 1880, he acquired a position as assistant lecturer in botany atUniversity College, London underThomas Huxley.[4] In 1882, he moved toSouth Kensington as a full Lecturer in botany. During this period he spent time atKew Gardens studying withDukinfield Henry Scott. In 1885, he was awarded the chair in botany at theUniversity of Glasgow, and was a professor there until 1925.
Bower never married. When he retired he returned to Ripon, and died there in April 1948.
The archives for Frederick Orpen Bower are maintained by the Archives of the University of Glasgow (GUAS).
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