Abercrombie Lawson

Abercrombie Anstruther Lawson FRSE FLS (13 September 1870 – 26 March 1927) was a botanist, foundation professor of botany at the University of Sydney.[1]

Early life

Lawson was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the fourth son of William Lawson.[2][1]

Career

In 1909 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Frederick Orpen Bower, Robert Kidston, Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, and Ramsay Heatley Traquair. He won the Society's Makdougall-Brisbane Prize for the period 1916-1918.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Pettigrew, C. J. (1986). "Lawson, Abercrombie Anstruther (1870–1927)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Lawson, Abercrombie". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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