William Henry Lang
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William Henry Lang was a British botanist and paleobotanist known for his pioneering studies of early land plants, including the Devonian fossil plant Rhynia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Henry Lang canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
botanist
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palaeobotanist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1874-12-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Greenock
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Scotland ⓘ |
| contributedTo | understanding of the evolution of vascular plants ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1960-08-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Glasgow
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University of Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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early land plants ⓘ palaeobotany ⓘ plant morphology ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | study of plant evolution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering studies of early land plants
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research on Devonian fossil plants ⓘ study of Rhynia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | William Henry Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
research on the anatomy of early land plants
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studies on the structure and affinities of Rhynia gwynne-vaughanii ⓘ |
| occupation |
botanist
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palaeobotanist ⓘ |
| studied |
Devonian flora
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Rhynia NERFINISHED ⓘ early vascular plants ⓘ |
| workLocation | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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