George A. Panton FRSE (d. 1902) was a 19th-century British botanist.
He is thought to have been born in Edinburgh around 1840, possibly the son of William Panton, a clothier.
In 1863 he is noted as a member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh and was living at 31 Gayfield Square at the top of Leith Walk. [1]
In 1877 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir Charles Wyville Thomson, Sir Archibald Geikie, John Hutton Balfour, and Alexander Buchan. [2]
In 1882 he is noted as Secretary of the Birmingham branch of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh and is living at 95 Colmore Row. [3]
References
- ^ Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 1863
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Office-Bearers". Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. 16 (1–4): 169–171. 1886. doi: 10.1080/03746608609468248.
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George A. Panton FRSE (d. 1902) was a 19th-century British botanist.
He is thought to have been born in Edinburgh around 1840, possibly the son of William Panton, a clothier.
In 1863 he is noted as a member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh and was living at 31 Gayfield Square at the top of Leith Walk. [1]
In 1877 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir Charles Wyville Thomson, Sir Archibald Geikie, John Hutton Balfour, and Alexander Buchan. [2]
In 1882 he is noted as Secretary of the Birmingham branch of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh and is living at 95 Colmore Row. [3]
References
- ^ Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 1863
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Office-Bearers". Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. 16 (1–4): 169–171. 1886. doi: 10.1080/03746608609468248.
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