Arthington Worsley

Arthington Worsley (Marylebone, London 9 December 1861 – Middlesex, 13 January 1944) was a British botanist, explorer and civil engineer, who carried out extensive botanical expeditions in South America. He also played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club, playing once in 1888 and 1890 respectively.

Awards

1937. Herbert medal.

Eponyms

• (Amaryllidaceae) Worsleya <small>(Traub) Traub 1944</small>

Publications

• originally published 1896
• 1907. Concepts of monism. Ed. London : T. Fisher Unwin. xv + 356 pp.

References

Bibliography

• 1936. Life and career of Arthington Worsley : an autobiography. Herbertia 3 : 10–19
• Harvard Botanist Index