Richard Thomas Lowe
Richard Thomas Lowe | |
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Born | 1802 |
Died |
1874 Scilly Isles |
Nationality | British |
Fields | botany, ichthyology, malacology |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Richard Thomas Lowe (1802–1874) was a British scientist, a botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist, and a clergyman. In 1825 he graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, and in the same year he took holy orders.[1] In 1832 he became a clergyman in the Madeira Islands, where he was also a part-time naturalist, extensively studying the local flora and fauna. He wrote a book on the Madeiran flora. He died in 1874 when the ship he was on was wrecked off the Scilly Isles.
Taxa
Lowe named and described numerous molluscan taxa, including:
- Caseolus, a land snail genus and 8 species within it
- Lemniscia, a land snail genus and 2 species within it
References
- "Lowe, Richard Thomas". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Notes
- ↑ "Lowe, Richard Thomas (LW821RT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ "Author Query for 'Lowe'". International Plant Names Index.
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