George Robert Milne Murray
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George Robert Milne Murray FRS
(11 November 1858 – 16 December 1911) was a Scottish
botanist
.
Murray was born and educated in Arbroath
. In 1875 he studied cryptogamic botany at the University of Strasbourg
under Anton de Bary. He became an assistant in the Department of Botany at the Natural History Museum
, succeeding William Carruthers
as Keeper of Botany in 1895. He retired in 1905 due to ill-health. He wrote a Handbook of Cryptogamic Botany (1889) and an Introduction to the Study of Seaweeds with A. W. Bennett, and published about forty articles on cryptogams and oceanography
, mostly in the Journal of Botany.
He was elected a member of the Royal Society in 1897.
Murray edited 'The Antarctic Manual' in 1901 and set out on Robert Falcon Scott's National Antarctic Expedition of that year although leaving the 'Discovery' at Cape Town.
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
(11 November 1858 – 16 December 1911) was a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
botanist
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
.
Murray was born and educated in Arbroath
Arbroath
Arbroath or Aberbrothock is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of 22,785...
. In 1875 he studied cryptogamic botany at the University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
under Anton de Bary. He became an assistant in the Department of Botany at the Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
, succeeding William Carruthers
William Carruthers (botanist)
William C Carruthers was a Scottish botanist.Carruthers was keeper of the Botanical Department at the Natural History Museum from 1871 to 1895. He was consulting botanist to the Royal Agricultural Society ....
as Keeper of Botany in 1895. He retired in 1905 due to ill-health. He wrote a Handbook of Cryptogamic Botany (1889) and an Introduction to the Study of Seaweeds with A. W. Bennett, and published about forty articles on cryptogams and oceanography
Oceanography
Oceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean...
, mostly in the Journal of Botany.
He was elected a member of the Royal Society in 1897.
Murray edited 'The Antarctic Manual' in 1901 and set out on Robert Falcon Scott's National Antarctic Expedition of that year although leaving the 'Discovery' at Cape Town.