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Francis Wall Oliver

1864 - 1951

Born

10 May 1864

Richmond, Surrey, England

Died

14/09/1951

Ballards Barn, Limpsfield, Surrey, England

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
11/05/1905
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
41
Occupation
Palaeobotanist and ecologist
Relationships
Parents: Daniel Oliver (FRS 1863), keeper at Kew from 1864, and Hannah, daughter of James Wall, of Sheffield. Spouse: Mildred Alice (d. 1932), daughter of Charles Robert Thompson, surgeon, of Westerham (1896). Children: one daughter and two sons, one of whom was Sir Geoffrey Nigel Oliver, naval officer.