Coslett Herbert Waddell

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Coslett Herbert Waddell (Rev.) (March 6, 1858 at

priest (Church of Ireland) and botanist
.

He was related, via his mother Maria Langtry, to

Trinity College, Dublin
, where he eventually graduated as well: he got his B.A. in 1880 and his M.A. in 1888.

He followed his religious calling and was ordained as a deacon in 1881 and priest in 1882. He became vicar in Saintfield in 1890 and rector of Greyabbey in 1912. While being a priest in several consecutive parishes, he continued his studies and became Bachelor of Divinity in 1892.

He showed an early interest in botany, in which he was aided by S.A. Stewart. From 1893 onwards he was a contributor to the Journal of Botany and a frequent contributor to the Irish Naturalist.

He was the author of many botanical papers. He is known for work on difficult genera of flowering plants, such as brambles, roses, hawkweeds and knotweeds where asexual reproduction dominates leading to many

microspecies. He was the first to record the rare Seaside Centaury (Centaurium littorale) in Ireland in 1913. The standard author abbreviation Waddell is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

He was especially interested and specialised in

liverworts and proposed the establishment of the Moss Exchange Club in 1896. This members club for exchange of specimens and information later developed into the British Bryological Society.[2]

A large collection of his specimens is in the

Queen's University of Belfast
after his death by his widow. He took a warm interest in the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club and served on the Committee.

He died at Greyabbey, where he was incumbent, and was buried at

Maralin
.

Publications

References

  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Waddell.
  2. ISBN 0-9507639-1-8. Retrieved 17 August 2020. {{cite book}}: Check |url= value (help
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