Francis Wall Oliver

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Francis Wall Oliver FRS^[1] (10 May 1864 – 14 September 1951) was a British botanist. He was Quain Professor of Botany at University College London 1890–1925 and then Professor of Botany at the University of Cairo 1929–1935. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1905.^[1]^[2] He was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1925.

The standard author abbreviation F.Oliv. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Salisbury, E. J. (1952). "Francis Wall Oliver. 1864-1951". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 8 (21): 229. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1952.0015. JSTOR 768810.
↑ "OLIVER, Francis W.". Who's Who, 59: p. 1330. 1907.
↑ [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advAuthorSearch.do?find_abbreviation=F.Oliv. "Author Query for 'F.Oliv.'"]. International Plant Names Index.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 52064620 LCCN: nr00022060 ISNI: 0000 0000 8382 4742 GND: 11759413X

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Name	Oliver, Francis Wall
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Short description	British botanist
Date of birth	10 May 1864
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Date of death	14 September 1951
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