Edmund Davall
Edmund Davall (London, 1763 – Orbe, 26 September 1798) was a Swiss-English botanist.
Life
He was born in England. His parents were Davall Edmund (1737-1784) and Charlotte Thomasset (1728-1788) both of Swiss origin.. He returned with her to Switzerland on the death of his father in 1788, and took up residence at Orbe, Canton de Vaud.[1]
Davall became interested in botany, making the acquaintance of Edward Forster and of James Edward Smith, and becoming one of the original fellows of the Linnean Society. He died on 26 Sept. 1798, leaving an unfinished work on the Swiss Flora, and his name was perpetuated in the genus of ferns Davallia by his correspondent Smith.[1]
Family
In November 1789 Davall married a Swiss woman named De Cottens, by whom he had a daughter, who died in infancy, and a son, Edmond (born 25 March 1793), a botanist and politician.[1]
Sources
- Richie Krishna Fergus, Edmund Davall, 2012, ISBN 9786201640771
Notes
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Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Davall, Edmund". Dictionary of National Biography 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Davall, Edmund". Dictionary of National Biography 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co.