Richard Parnell
Richard Parnell
He was born at
In 1837 (aged 27) he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer being Sir William Jardine.[4]
From April 1839 well into 1840 he collected specimens in Jamaica and the West Indies, taking extensive notes and making many illustrations. He also made a tour of the museum collections of the United States.[5]
He returned to Edinburgh in the 1850s living in the Leith area at 7 James Place.[6] He was married to a daughter of James Curle of Evelaw.[3] He died at home, 17 Merchiston Avenue[7] in west Edinburgh on 28 October 1882.
His collection of fish is held by the National Museum of Scotland.[8]
Publications
- Essay on the Natural and Economic History of the Fishes (Marine, Fluviatile and Lacustrine) of the River District of the Firth of Forth (1838)
- The Grasses of Britain vol 1 (1842)
- The Grasses of Britain vol 2 (1845)
The standard author abbreviation Parn. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[9]
References
- ^ Etymological Dictionary of Grasses, HT Clifford and PD Bistock
- ^ "Records Available for John Ratcliffe Parnell - MyHeritage".
- ^ .
- ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
- ^ The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1860
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1881
- Social Networks and Archival Context. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Parn.
External links
Media related to Richard Parnell at Wikimedia Commons- Works by or about Richard Parnell at Internet Archive
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