William Elford Leach
1790 - 1836
- Born
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2 February 1791`
Hoe Gate, Plymouth, Devon, England
- Died
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25 August 1836
Palazzo San Sebastiano, near Tortona, Italy
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 15/02/1816
- Relationships
- Son of Jane Elford of Bickham House, Roborough, sister to Sir William Elford (FRS 1790)
- Catalogue
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- Wikipedia
- View wikipedia entry
Author of
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Paper, 'Observations on the genus Ocythoë of Rafinesque with a description of a new species' by Wm [William] Elford Leach
Creator: William Elford Leach Reference number: PT/11/22 -
Paintings, Ocythoe cranchii [winged argonaut] by unknown artist
Creator: William Elford Leach Reference number: PT/73/6/14 -
Paintings, Helix janthina [marine snail] by Franz [Andreas] Bauer
Creator: Franz Andreas Bauer, William Elford Leach Reference number: PT/73/6/15 -
Paintings, argonaut shell and eggs by Franz [Andreas] Bauer
Creator: Franz Andreas Bauer, William Elford Leach Reference number: PT/73/6/16 -
Referee's report by Vernon Herbert Blackman, on a paper 'Researches on plant respiration IV— The relation between the respiration in air and in nitrogen of certain seeds during germination, (b) seeds in which carbohydrates constitute the chief food reserve' by William Elford Leach
Creator: Vernon Herbert Blackman Reference number: RR/54/23
Recipient of
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Paper, 'On the genus Ocythoë' extracted from a letter from Thomas Say to Wm [William] Elford Leach
Creator: Thomas Say Reference number: PT/13/9