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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instanceOf botanist
palaeobotanist
person
birthDate 1874-12-28
birthPlace Greenock NERFINISHED
Scotland
contributedTo understanding of the evolution of vascular plants
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1960-08-20
educatedAt University of Glasgow NERFINISHED
University of Munich NERFINISHED
employer University of Manchester NERFINISHED
familyName Lang NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork botany
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
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
studies on the structure and affinities of Rhynia gwynne-vaughanii
occupation botanist
palaeobotanist
studied Devonian flora NERFINISHED
Rhynia NERFINISHED
early vascular plants
workLocation Manchester NERFINISHED

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Rhynia firstDescribedBy William Henry Lang