Shirley Clifford Atchley

Shirley Clifford Atchley
OBE CMG
Born (1871-01-14)14 January 1871
Died 20 June 1936(1936-06-20) (aged 65)
Nationality British
Occupation Diplomat and botanist
Spouse(s)
Anastasia Zersi Gerasi (m. 1893)
Children
  • Alexandra Ismene Atchley
  • Virginia Athenais Atchley

Shirley Clifford Atchley OBE CMG (14 January 1871 – 20 June 1936) was a British diplomat and botanist.

Career

Atchley was a translator with local rank of First Secretary in HM Diplomatic Service, HM Legation, Athens.[1] He published on the life of Lord Byron in Greece and an account of the flora of Attica with the editorial assistance of W.B. Turrill.[2]

Bibliography

  • Atchley, Shirley Clifford (1938). Wild Flowers of Attica. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC 718341716.
  • Dawkins, R. M. (1939). "Reviewed Work: Wild Flowers of Attica by S. C. Atchley". The Journal of Hellenic Studies. 59 (1): 182&ndash, 183. doi:10.2307/626986. JSTOR 626986.
  • Atchley, Shirley Clifford (2000). Ο λόρδος Βύρων στην Ελλάδα [Ho Lordos Byrōn stēn Hellada (Life and Activities of Lord Byron in Greece)] (in Greek). Athēna: Bagionakēs. ISBN 9789607940056.

Honours

Personal life

Atchley married Anastasia Zersi Gerasi in 1893, they had two daughters Alexandra Ismene Atchley and Virginia Athenais Atchley.[5] Alexandra married the diplomat Pierson Dixon,[6] and Virginia also married a diplomat, Claud Russell.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Atchley, Shirley Clifford". Who's Who. Soho Square, London: A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. 2007. ISBN 9780199540884.
  2. ↑ Atchley, Shirley Clifford. "Atchley, Shirley Clifford (1871-1936)". Global Plants. Natural History Museum via JSTOR.
  3. ↑ "No. 32941". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1924. p. 4417.
  4. ↑ "No. 33566". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1930. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Anastasia Zersi GERASI". wc.rootsweb.com. Pam Mercier. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Alexandra Ismene ATCHLEY". wc.rootsweb.com. Pam Mercier. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ↑ van de Pas, Leo. "Descendants of Mary Tudor, Princess of England: XII-331 (XI-157-3): 3 Sir Claud Frederick William Russell". brigittegastelancestry.com. Ingeborg Brigitte Gastel. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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