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| Currey, Frederick. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Feb. 25, 1837. Of Old Palace Yard, Westminster. [S. of Benjamin (?1827), Clerk of the Parliaments.] B. Aug. 19, (or Aug. 4), 1819, at Norwood, Surrey; at Eltham, according to other authorities. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1837; Scholar, 1840; B.A. 1841; M.A. 1844. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, June 8, 1839. Called to the Bar, 1844. F.L.S., 1856. F.R.S., 1858. Secretary of the Linnean Society, 1860-80; Vice-President and Treasurer, 1880-1. Edited the Natural History Review, 1861; translated Hofmeister's, Higher Cryptogamia. Mycologist; the genus of fungi Curreya was founded by Saccardo as a memento of Currey. His collection of fungi is now in the Kew Herbarium. Died Sept. 8, 1881, at 2, Vanbrugh Park Road, Blackheath. Buried at Weybridge. (British and Irish Botanists; Boase; D.N.B.) | Frederick CURREY Approx. lifespan: 1819–1881 Tripos: Trin. Math. 1841 Adm pens. Trinity College 1837:02:25 Of Old Palace Yard, Westminster, [London], s. of Benjamin CURREY (?1827) Clerk of: : Parliaments.] b. Norwood, Surrey , 1819:08:04 or 19 at Eltham, [London], , according to other authorities. Sch: Eton Matric 1837:10MT: Scholar 1840 BA 1841 MA 1844 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1839:06:08 Called to the Bar: 1844 F.L.S. 1856 FRS 1858 Secretary of: : Linnean Society 1860-80 Vice-President and Treasurer: 1880-81 Edited the Natural History Rev.iew 1861 translated Hofmeister's, Higher Cryptogamia. Mycologist; the genus of fungi Curreya was founded by Saccardo as a memento of Currey. His collection of fungi is now in the Kew Herbarium, [Surrey], d. 2 Vanbrugh Park Road, Blackheath, [London], 1881:09:08 bur. Weybridge, [Surrey], ( British and Irish Botanists; Boase; D.N.B. ) |