Murray, Andrew, 1812-1878

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Name (Latin)
Murray, Andrew, 1812-1878
Date of birth
1812-02-19
Date of death
1878-01-10
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 23614122
Wikidata: Q506448
Library of congress: n 86018294
Sources of Information
  • The Journal of travel and natural history, Vol. 1 (1868-9):t.p. (Andrew Murray)
  • NUC pre-56(hdg.: Murray, Andrew, 1812-1878)
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Wikipedia description:

Andrew Dickson Murray (19 February 1812, Edinburgh – 10 January 1878, Kensington) was a Scottish lawyer, botanist, zoologist and entomologist. Murray studied insects which caused crop damage, specialising in the Coleoptera. In botany, he specialised in the Coniferae, in particular the Pacific Rim conifer species. He served as president of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh during 1858–59.

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