Theophilus Houlbrooke
Rev Theophilus Houlbrooke
FRSE LLB (1745–1824) was a British minister remembered mainly as an amateur botanist.[1] He served as President of the Liverpool Athenaeum
from 1809 until 1813.
Life
Stockton-on-Teme
He was born in
In 1792 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for his contributions to botany. His proposers were Sir James Hall, John Playfair and Andrew Coventry.[4]
In 1802 he was an invited guest at the opening of the new Botanic Garden in Liverpool under the Presidency of William Roscoe. He was placed on the Committee alongside other illustrious persons such as James Currie FRS.[5]
His will, of January 1824, is held by the National Archive at Kew.[6]
References
- ^ "[Rev. Dr Theophilus Houlbrooke, botanist.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Theophilus Houlbrooke') resigning from the committee of the Liverpool Botanic Garden". Richard Ford. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "CCED: Person Display". db.theclergydatabase.org.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
- ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
- ^ Roscoe, W. (1802). An Address Delivered Before the Proprietors of the Botanic Garden in Liverpool Previous to Opening the Garden, May 3, 1802: To which are Added the Laws of the Institution and a List of the Proprietors. J. M'Creery. pp. 1–52. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Will of Reverend Theophilus Houlbrooke, Clerk of Barnes , Surrey". The National Archives. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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