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Birth |
20 Sep 1825 |
Buness, Unst, Shetland |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
Naturalist |
Died |
24 Jan 1846 |
Sua Bay, Peru |
Person ID |
I25452 |
Sandison/Roscoe Tree |
Last Modified |
01 Dec 2006 |
Father |
Laurence Edmondston, b. 9 Feb 1795, Lerwick, Shetland , d. 7 Mar 1879, Halligarth, Unst, Shetland |
Mother |
Eliza Tod MacBrair, b. 10 Jul 1801, Frankfield, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. 19 Feb 1869, Unst, Shetland |
Married |
8 Oct 1824 |
St Mary's Church, Dublin, Ireland |
Family ID |
F2737 |
Group Sheet |
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Notes |
- Author of 'Flora of Shetland', discoverer of the plant Araneria Norvegica, professor of botany at Andersonian University of Glasgow at age 20. Appointed naturalist on board HMS Herald on scientific expedition to Pacific, accidentally killed in Peru. [S147]
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