Person Murray; George Robert Milne (1858 - 1911); botanist and algologist Murray George Robert Milne botanist and algologist 1858 - 1911 British Male Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland 11 November 1858 18581111 Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland 16/12/1911 19111216

botanist and algologist Botany Education: Arbroath high school; studied under Anton de Bary at Strasbourg (1875) Career: Assistant in the botanical department at the British Museum looking after the the cryptogamic collections (1876); edited 'Phycological Memoirs, being Researches Made in the Botanical Department of the British Museum' (1892-1895); became keeper of the botanical department at the British Museum (1895); naturalist to the solar eclipse expedition to the West Indies (1886); appointed lecturer on botany at St George's Hospital medical school (1882-1886); and to the Royal Veterinary College (1890-1895);director of the civilian scientific staff of the national Antarctic expedition in HMS Discovery, under Captain R. F. Scott (1901); retired from his post at the British Museum (1905) owing to ill health. Memberships: FLS (1878), VP ( 1899) Parents: George Murray (b. 1814), a tradesman, and Helen Margaret Sayles (b. 1819). Brother: Alexander Stuart Murray (1841–1904), keeper of Greek and Roman antiquities at the British Museum. Spouse: Helen (d. 1902), daughter of William Welsh of Walker's Barns and Boggieshallow, Brechin, Forfarshire (1884) Children: One son and one daughter. Known for his work on marine algae. He reported on the discovery of at least one new species of phytoplankton. Investigated salmon disease and published papers on the subject (1882-1885). Fellow 03/06/1897 39 William Carruthers; John Wesley Judd; George Albert Boulenger; Charles Baron Clarke; Daniel Oliver; John Murray; William Roberts;William Henry Flower; Joseph Dalton Hooker; Daniel Oliver; Philip Lutley Sclater; Henry Woodward; Sydney Howard Vines Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series B 1912-1913 vol 86 pp xxi-xxiii signed by L F and W C International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Murray%2C+George+Robert+Milne RCN 56511 RCN 27445 RCN 59362 RCN 56510 11 Nov 1858 - 16 Dec 1911 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 28/02/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1021 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 05/03/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes f3943d54-28ca-4b6b-94a9-69b87662162f