Alcock, Randal Hibbert (1833-1885)

b. Gatley, Cheshire, 21 Jul 1833; d. Didsbury, Lancs., 9 Nov 1885.

British (English) cottonspinner and botanist. FLS 1876. Lived at Bury, Lancs., until 1882, then at Didsbury. Founder and president of the Bury Natural History Society.

Herbarium & Types: Not known.

Bibliography & Biography:

Stafleu, F. A. & Mennega, E. A., TL2 Suppl. 1: 64. 1992.

Desmond, R., Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists, Ed.2: 8. 1994.