BENNETT, Alfred William - British Association Member - 1884
Alfred William Bennett (1833-1902) was born in Clapham, a small town within today’s greater London, England. He was a botanist and publisher, and was a member of the British Association party that visited the Bell Farm on Sept. 14, 1884.
In 1858 he married Katharine Richardson; they had no children. He was largely self taught, but for many years was a Lecturer on Botany at St. Thomas Hospital and at Bedford College.
Bennett, a Quaker, was publisher and editor for "The Friend", a Quaker weekly; as well as editor of the "Journal of Nature of the Royal Microscopical Society". In 1897 he also published "The Flora of the Alps".
SOURCES:
“Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society”, 1902, p. 155-157 - photo and bio / obituary - https://archive.org/details/journalofroyalmi1902roya/page/n205/mode/2up
Frequent attendant at the gatherings of the British Association – “Journal of Botany”, 1902, p. 113-115 – Obituary - https://archive.org/details/journalbotanybr06unkngoog/page/n147/mode/2up“The Flora of the Alps”, by A.W. Bennett, 1897 - https://archive.org/details/floraalps01benngoog/page/n9/mode/2up
“Mycological Illustrations”, 1871 / assisted the editor s - https://archive.org/details/mycologicalillu00benngoog/page/n7/mode/2up
RESEARCH BY:
Michelle Cabana, Saskatoon, Sask.