Person Richardson; Richard (1663 - 1741) Richardson Richard 1663 - 1741 Male North Bierley, Yorkshire, England Bierley, Yorkshire 21 April 1741 Baptism: Bradford (24 September 1663) Burial: Cleckheaton chapel in Birstal, Yorkshire

Physician Botany Antiquities Education: Bradford School; University College, Oxford (admitted 1681); Gray's Inn (admitted 1681); Leyden; MD (1690) Career: Lived in the house of the botanist Paul Hermann (1687-1690); practised in North Bierley, usually charging no fee; travelled in England, Wales and Scotland in search of botanical specimens; his collection of plants was considered the best in the north of England; JP for the West Riding of Yorkshire; close friend of Ralph Thoresby (FRS 1697); formed a valuable library of botanical and historical works Son of William Richardson of North Bierley, Yorkshire, and his wife, Susannah, daughter of Gilbert Savile of Greetland, North Bierley. Married: 1) Sarah, daughter of John Crossley of Halifax, Yorkshire; 2) Dorothy, daughter of Henry Currer of Kildwick Fellow 23/10/1712 Sir Hans Sloane Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Innes Smith; Foster; Venn; GI Authority: Baptism details from Foster ©The Royal Society 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://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-11523 6 Sep 1663 - 21 Apr 1741 NA496 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 6a2ad871-f515-463d-934d-2a63bfbaf439