William T. Stearn
William Thomas Stearn was a British botanist. Born in Cambridge in 1911, he was largely self-educated and developed an early interest in books and natural history. His initial work experience was at a Cambridge bookshop, but he also had an occupation as an assistant in the university botany department.
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- Cambridge
- Educated at
- Cambridgeshire High School for Boys
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- 🏆 Veitch Memorial Medal🏆 Linnean Medal🏆 Victoria Medal of Honour🏆 Commander of the Order of the British Empire🏆 Asa Gray Award
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1911
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