Arthur Boycott

Arthur Edwin Boycott FRS (6 April 1877, Hereford — 12 May 1938, Ewen) was a British pathologist and naturalist.[1][2][3]

On 8 December 2016, it was reported that a book that Boycott borrowed from Hereford Cathedral School sometime between 1886 and 1894 was returned to the school by his granddaughter Alice Gillett.[4]

References

  1. Oldham, Charles. "A. E. Boycott, 1877-1938". Journal of Conchology. 21: 58–65. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. Martin, C. J. (1 January 1939). "Arthur Edwin Boycott. 1877-1938". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2 (7): 560–571. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1939.0017. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. Diver, Capt C (1939). "Obituary of Professor A. E. Boycott, F.R.S". Nautilus. 52: 135–138. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. "Overdue library book returned to school 120 years late". BBC News. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2016-12-09.


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